Study on the eccentric jet-flow characteristics induced by the opening regulation with a gate valve

2021 ◽  
pp. 095440622199488
Author(s):  
De-sheng Chen ◽  
Yong-xiang Wang ◽  
Qi Liu ◽  
Zhe Lin ◽  
Zu-chao Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Axial Velocity ◽  
Gate Valve ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Flow Simulation ◽  
Jet Flow ◽  
Valve Opening ◽  
Induced Flow ◽  
And Control ◽  
Small Valve

Valve-induced flow characteristics were often concerned in many fluid transportation and control industries. In this paper, the eccentric jet-flow characteristics induced by a gate valve have been studied by considering the influence of valve opening regulation. The experimental setup of monitoring the downstream pressures along the pipeline was developed, and corresponding numerical simulation was employed. The downstream-monitoring pressure distribution caused by valve opening regulation was investigated to verify the flow simulation. The generation mechanism of eccentric jet-flow was revealed as a strong pressure gradient caused by the throttling effect at the valve throat. It was found that the eccentric jet-flow evolved in the pipeline was accompanied by shearing vortices, extremely under a small valve opening. The pressure and axial velocity distributions at various downstream cross-sections of the eccentric jet-flow evolving in the pipeline were analyzed. The axial velocities on four monitoring lines in downstream cross-sections were extracted, and the radial location of the maximum axial velocity was derived to assess the eccentric characteristics of jet-flow. A dimensionless parameter of velocity eccentric ratio was introduced to quantify the eccentric intensity of the evolving jet-flow in the downstream pipeline, and its correlation with the pipeline length could be adequately expressed by a natural decreasing exponential curve via fitting analysis. By virtue of that correlation, the critical pipeline length was proposed that can be used as the judgment to the terminal of the eccentric jet-flow evolving in the downstream pipeline. This study was helpful to characterize the valve-induced flow characteristics in scientific research and provide useful insight into fluid and mechanical engineering.

Flow Analysis of Spray Jet and Direct Jet Nozzle for Fire Water Monitor

2010 ◽  
Vol 139-141 ◽  
pp. 913-916 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guo Liang Hu ◽  
Wei Gang Chen ◽  
Zhi Gang Gao
Keyword(s):  
Flow Analysis ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Flow Simulation ◽  
Jet Flow ◽  
Extended Length ◽  
Jet Nozzle ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Steady Velocity ◽  
Nozzle Structure

In order to investigate the influence rules between the jet nozzle of fire water monitor and the jet performances, two typical jet nozzle, the spray jet and direct jet nozzle was designed to analysis the jet flow characteristics. Flow simulation of the jet nozzle was completed using fluent kits. The outlet velocity of the spray jet nozzle and direct jet nozzle were investigated in detail, and the influence rules of the nozzle structure on the outlet velocity was also discussed. The simulation results show that the steady velocity of the jet nozzle is about 34m/s that coinciding the contour magnitude, and the better extended length of the direct jet nozzle is about 50mm length that can improve the jet performances. The results can verify the reasonableness of the designed nozzle, it also can optimize the nozzle structure and increase the jet performance of the fire water monitor.

scholarly journals Flow Characteristics and Stress Analysis of a Parallel Gate Valve

Processes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 803 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Wu ◽  
Jun-ye Li ◽  
Zhi-xin Gao
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Gate Valve ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Groove Depth ◽  
Loss Coefficient ◽  
Flow Coefficient ◽  
Piping System ◽  
Valve Opening ◽  
Contact Position

Gate valves have been widely used in the piping system and have attracted a lot of attention from researchers. In this paper, a wedge-type double disk parallel gate valve is chosen to be analyzed. The Reynolds number varying from 200 to 500,000, and the valve opening degree varying from 20% to 100%, and the groove depth varying from 2.3 mm to 9 mm are chosen to investigate their effects on the flow and loss coefficients of the gate valve. The results show that the loss coefficient decreases and the flow coefficient increases with the increase of the Reynolds number and the valve opening degree, while with the increase of the groove depth, the loss coefficient barely changes, but the flow coefficient increases if the Reynolds number is larger than 10,000. In addition, the effects of the gaps between the disk and the limit stop on the stress distribution of the bolt are also investigated, and the results show that if the gaps are negative, high stress will act on the bolt at the contact position between the bolt and the limit stop.

702 Flow Characteristics and Control of Round Cacity Jet Flow

2001 ◽  
Vol 2001.50 (0) ◽  
pp. 355-356
Author(s):  
Toshihiko SHAKOUCHI ◽  
Daisuke YANAGITANI ◽  
Atsushi YAMAZAKI
Keyword(s):  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Jet Flow ◽  
And Control

Comparative analysis of transient valve-induced flow characteristics between opening and closing processes

2021 ◽  
pp. 095440892110630
Author(s):  
Qi Liu ◽  
Shuai Tian ◽  
Yong-xiang Wang ◽  
Zhe Lin ◽  
Zu-chao Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Kinetic Energy ◽  
Turbulent Kinetic Energy ◽  
Transient Flow ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Flow Stability ◽  
Adjustment Process ◽  
Unstable Flow ◽  
Valve Opening ◽  
Induced Flow ◽  
Opening And Closing

Transient control of process valves, including opening and closing processes, is consistently encountered in many fluid transportation and control industries. During opening and closing processes, valve-induced transient flow presents different unstable flow characteristics. This transient valve-induced unstable flow that develops along the pipeline can cause violent pressure and velocity fluctuations that considerably influence accurate flow measurement downstream. In this paper, gate valve-induced flow characteristics during opening and closing processes were comparatively studied. An experimental system was developed to monitor the downstream pressure along the pipeline, and corresponding transient numerical simulations were performed on opening and closing processes using a user-defined function and dynamic grid technology. The pressure distributions along the pipeline's downstream area during valve opening and closing processes were investigated to verify the accuracy of the numerical simulation. The mechanism of transient flow difference under the same valve opening during opening and closing processes was determined to be a hysteresis effect. The jet flow intensity under a small valve opening in the opening process was greater than that in the closing process, and the difference in flow field under the 50% valve opening was the largest. Moreover, the velocity and turbulent kinetic energy distributions in different downstream cross-sections during valve opening and closing processes were comparatively analyzed. The change rate of the maximum turbulent kinetic energy was introduced to further analyze the different effects of opening and closing processes on the transient flow stability downstream of the valve. Results showed that the flow stability between 40% and 50% valve opening was the worst irrespective of the adjustment process, that is, a large pipeline distance was required to stabilize this transient flow. This study helps in understanding transient valve-induced flow characteristics in fluid transportation pipelines and provides guidance for accurate flow metering industrial applications.

scholarly journals Analysis of Flow Characteristics and Effects of Turbulence Models for the Butterfly Valve

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (14) ◽  
pp. 6319
Author(s):  
Sung-Woong Choi ◽  
Hyoung-Seock Seo ◽  
Han-Sang Kim
Keyword(s):  
Turbulence Model ◽  
Dissipation Rate ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Turbulence Models ◽  
Flow Properties ◽  
Nominal Diameter ◽  
Large Pressure ◽  
Sst Model ◽  
Turbulence Effect ◽  
Valve Opening

In the present study, the flow characteristics of butterfly valves with different sizes DN 80 (nominal diameter: 76.2 mm), DN 262 (nominal diameter: 254 mm), DN 400 (nominal diameter: 406 mm) were numerically investigated under different valve opening percentages. Representative two-equation turbulence models of two-equation k-epsilon model of Launder and Sharma, two-equation k-omega model of Wilcox, and two-equation k-omega SST model of Menter were selected. Flow characteristics of butterfly valves were examined to determine turbulence model effects. It was determined that increasing turbulence effect could cause many discrepancies between turbulence models, especially in areas with large pressure drop and velocity increase. In addition, sensitivity analysis of flow properties was conducted to determine the effect of constants used in each turbulence model. It was observed that the most sensitive flow properties were turbulence dissipation rate (Epsilon) for the k-epsilon turbulence model and turbulence specific dissipation rate (Omega) for the k-omega turbulence model.

A NUMERICAL STUDY ON THE HEMODYNAMIC AND SHEAR STRESS OF DOUBLE ANEURYSM THROUGH S-SHAPED VESSEL

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (04) ◽  
pp. 1550033 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahdi Halabian ◽  
Alireza Karimi ◽  
Borhan Beigzadeh ◽  
Mahdi Navidbakhsh
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Mechanical Behavior ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Flow Simulation ◽  
The Body ◽  
Sweep Angle ◽  
Abdominal Aortic ◽  
Hemodynamic Characteristics ◽  
Refined Meshes

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a degenerative disease defined as the abnormal ballooning of the abdominal aorta (AA) wall which is usually caused by atherosclerosis. The aneurysm grows larger and eventually ruptures if it is not diagnosed and treated. Aneurysms occur mostly in the aorta, the main artery of the chest and abdomen. The aorta carries blood flow from the heart to all parts of the body, including the vital organs, the legs, and feet. The objective of the present study is to investigate the combined effects of aneurysm and curvature on flow characteristics in S-shaped bends with sweep angle of 90° at Reynolds number of 900. The fluid mechanics of blood flow in a curved artery with abnormal aortic is studied through a mathematical analysis and employing Cosmos flow simulation. Blood is modeled as an incompressible non-Newtonian fluid and the flow is assumed to be steady and laminar. Hemodynamic characteristics are analyzed. Grid independence is tested on three successively refined meshes. It is observed that the abrupt expansion induced by AAA results in an immensely disturbed regime. The results may have implications not only for understanding the mechanical behavior of the blood flow inside an aneurysm artery but also for investigating the mechanical behavior of the blood flow in different arterial diseases, such as atherosclerosis.

Numerical Study on Flow Characteristics in High Multi-Stage Pressure Reducing Valve

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fu-qiang Chen ◽  
Zhi-xin Gao ◽  
Jin-yuan Qian ◽  
Zhi-jiang Jin
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Temperature Fields ◽  
Turbulent Dissipation ◽  
Technological Support ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Valve Opening ◽  
Pressure Reducing Valve

In this paper, a new high multi-stage pressure reducing valve (HMSPRV) is proposed. The main advantages include reducing noise and vibration, reducing energy consumption and dealing with complex conditions. As a new high pressure reducing valve, its flow characteristics need to be investigated. For that the valve opening has a great effect on steam flow, pressure reduction and energy consumption, thus different valve openings are taken as the research points to investigate the flow characteristics. The analysis is conducted from four aspects: pressure, velocity, temperature fields and energy consumption. The results show that valve opening has a great effect on flow characteristics. No matter for pressure, velocity or temperature field, the changing gradient mainly reflects at those throttling components for all valve openings. For energy consumption, in the study of turbulent dissipation rate, it can be found that the larger of valve opening, the larger of energy consumption. It can be concluded that the new high multi-stage pressure reducing valve works well under complex conditions. This study can provide technological support for achieving pressure regulation, and benefit the further research work on energy saving and multi-stage design of pressure reducing devices.

scholarly journals Jet Flow Characteristics of 3-Slot Nozzle in Gas Wiping Process at Continuous Galvanizing Line

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 1087-1093 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gentaro Takeda ◽  
Hideyuki Takahashi ◽  
Kazuhisa Kabeya
Keyword(s):  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Jet Flow ◽  
Slot Nozzle ◽  
Gas Wiping
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