Open AccessTheoretical Method for Controlling the Flow Rate of the Pumped Medium by Positioning Locking Elements of the Pipe Fittings
Author(s) -
А. С. Кравчук,
Анжелика Ивановна Кравчук,
Arnold P. Mikhievich,
N. Yu. Gays
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
mir transporta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1992-3252
DOI - 10.30932/1992-3252-2020-18-22-49
Subject(s) - ball valve , piping , metering mode , operability , parametric statistics , control valves , computer science , butterfly valve , pressure drop , engineering , simulation , mechanical engineering , reliability engineering , mechanics , statistics , mathematics , physics
Any object located in the pipeline, including the flow meter, leads to a drop in pressure in the pipeline and the need to increase the power of the pumps. Therefore, it seems promising to reduce energy consumption for pumping fluid in the pipeline by reducing the number of flow meters installed after shut-off and control valves and to predict the flow rate of the pumped medium by the position of the locking element in the valve. This will also lead to a reduction in the cost of transporting media by reducing the number of metering devices. In order to solve this complex problem in pipeline transport, the article solves a number of regional problems of hydromechanics based on the finite element method. In order to simplify the acquaintance with these solutions, as well as their practical application by engineers, the article proposes «parametric stationary vortex flow models in such types of shut-off and control valves as a ball valve, butterfly valve, wedge gate valve, angle valve. Without prejudice to generality of the technique, water is considered as an example of a pumped medium. The analysis was performed using FLOTRAN CFD software of ANSYS10 ED program». The article describes in detail the capabilities of both the graphical interface and the command line. Creating models is accompanied by full comments on the actions, which allows any user to master these models. All stages of building models are considered in detail: construction of a solid-state model, selection of elements, appointment of properties of the pumped media, appointment of boundary conditions, as well as solving the problem and viewing the results. «It has been established that the flow rate of the medium is affected both by the geometry of the considered types of shut-off and control valves», and the position of the locking element. The technique can be applied to any designs of pipe fittings associated with calculation of movement of a viscous fluid.