Study on Steady Flow Force of a Bidirectional Throttling Slide Valve and Its Compensation Optimization

Autor: Qi Mao, Xinying Jia, Zhe Liu, Guang Li, Yichi Cao, Qingjun Yang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Applied Sciences, Vol 14, Iss 23, p 11037 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2076-3417
DOI: 10.3390/app142311037
Popis: This paper focuses on a typical pressure-controlled slide valve, utilizing momentum analysis and computational fluid dynamics to simulate and analyze the asymmetry of steady flow force curves under bidirectional throttling patterns. The entropy production theory is employed to reveal the causes of nonlinearity in the steady flow force of an inlet throttling slide valve. Based on flow field analysis, a flow force compensation scheme is proposed by adding a guiding shoulder and matching it with a suitably sized inner annular cavity. The study reveals that fluid momentum at the non-throttling valve port is the primary cause of the bidirectional throttling flow force difference, and under large-opening inlet throttling conditions, it may reverse the direction of the flow force. Vortex separation caused by turbulent pulsations is one of the intrinsic reasons for the nonlinearity of steady flow force.
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