Modeling the working media flow in shut-off valves with displacement of the regulating body perpendicular to the flow axis

Abstract

The mathematical model of the working fluid movement in the flow section of the wedge type two-disc parallel gate valve is developed. The simulation of the fluid flow through the valve cavity is carried out, as a result the flow parameters are obtained in a wide range of Reynolds numbers at the entrance to the calculated area. The dependence of the hydraulic resistance as a function of the Reynolds number for liquid and gas flow is calculated. The various positions of the shut-off body in the flow part of the valve are considered and the area of reduced pressures in which the effect of cavitation may occur during fluid flow is estimated.