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http://dx.doi.org/10.7316/KHNES.2015.26.4.386

Internal Flow Analysis for a 10 inch Ball Valve using Flow Similarity  

LEE, SANG-MOON (Environmental & Plant Engineering Research Div., Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology)
JANG, CHOON-MAN (Environmental & Plant Engineering Research Div., Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology)
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Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society / v.26, no.4, 2015 , pp. 386-392 More about this Journal
Abstract
Flow characteristics inside a 10 inch ball valve have been analyzed using three-dimensional numerical analysis and experiments. Continuity and three-dimensional Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations have been used as governing equations for the numerical analysis. The numerical model has been constructed through the grid dependency test and validation with the results of experiments to ensure reliability and numerical effectiveness. The shear stress transport (SST) model has been used as the turbulence closure. The experimental test-rig has been constructed to measure pressure, temperature and flow rate along the pipeline. Some valve opening angles have been tested to evaluate the flow characteristics inside the ball valve and pipeline. The results show that the rapid pressure variations is observed while the valve opening angle decreases, which caused by flow separation at the downstream of the ball valve.
Keywords
Ball valve; Three-dimensional numerical model; Opening angle of a ball valve; Flow Similarity; Circulation flow;
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