Valve Cavity Research Articles

Erosion wear characteristics of metal seal floating ball valve in gas–solid–liquid three-phase flow

During high-pressure acid leaching, sulfuric acid slurry acts as the transportation medium in the withdrawal drum for acid pressure leaching. Over time, the metal-sealed float valve at the pipeline outlet may experience internal leakage. To address this issue, the Euler–Lagrange method for fluid dynamics is used to evaluate the corrosion wear characteristics of the valve in a three-phase flow. Specifically, we investigate the erosion and wear properties of the ball valve core as it opened and closed. To further understand how different ball valve openings impact erosion characteristics, we establish a correlation between the corrosion rate and the drag coefficient. Our research findings indicate that as the valve’s relative opening decreases from 80% to 20%, the corrosion wear rate gradually increases. In addition, the number of particles within the valve cavity also follows a similar trend. These erosion results highlight the significant influence that particle quantity has on erosion. Moreover, with an increase in particle size, both the erosion gradient range and maximum erosion rate decrease.

Performance improvement of the self-power control valve based on digital twin technology

Providing stable energy for intelligent pipe network systems is a complex problem. Ball valves are widely used in intelligent pipe network systems, and a self-power control valve is designed by integrating a flow-matching wheel in the ball valve. While the spool is throttling the fluid, a part of the energy can be extracted from the fluid and converted into the power. In order to optimize the energy capturing characteristics of the self-power control valve, the shape of the flow-matching wheel must be designed to form a precise match with the valve cavity. In this paper, a lightweight digital twin of the self-power control valve is developed using an agent model. Based on this, an optimized design method for the flow-matching wheel that can dynamically take into account the operating conditions of the valve in real time, is proposed by combining the agent model with the dynamic data from multiple sensor sources. The research results show that after the twin optimization of the flow-matching wheel, the average value of the energy capturing efficiency is improved by 3.21 % compared to the pre-optimization; the average value of the output power is improved by 20.57 % compared to the pre-optimization.

STUDY OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DYNAMIC LEVEL STABILIZATION SYSTEM OPERATION IN THE WELLBORE EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRICAL SUBMERSIBLE PUMP UNIT

Link for citation: Totanov A.S., Molchanova V.A., Urazakov K.R. Study of the performance of the dynamic level stabilization system operation in the wellbore equipped with an electrical submersible pump unit. Bulletin of the Tomsk Polytechnic University. Geo Аssets Engineering, 2023, vol. 334, no. 8, рр. 210-219. In Rus. The relevance of the study is related to the widespread use of electrical submersible pump units in the production of low-viscosity oils and water-gas-oil emulsions at this stage of development of mechanized production. However, the current production conditions associated with changing reservoir parameters bring to the fore a number of technical problems that need to be solved. One of these challenges is the phenomenon in which the dynamic level of the well decreases due to changes in reservoir parameters (reservoir pressure, productivity factor, etc.). Decrease of dynamic liquid level in the well leads to complications during operation of electrical submersible pump units. As a consequence, the increased cavitation in impellers is possible due to pressure reduction on the pump intake, and also full pump supply failure is not excluded at significant reduction of the dynamic level of the borehole fluid. In this relation, a technical solution, consisting in installation of bypass device (electrical valve) above the place of suspension of electrical submersible pump plant to maintain stable dynamic liquid level in the well and avoid complications during pump operation, was suggested. To confirm the feasibility of the dynamic level stabilization system, a mathematical model was developed to evaluate the effectiveness of complication prevention with the help of the proposed technical solution during the operation of the electric centrifugal pump unit. The main aim of the research is to develop a calculation method for studying the dynamics of the dynamic level stabilization system. Objects: an electrical submersible pump unit in conjunction with a system for stabilizing the dynamic level of the well. The influence of the diameter and length of the electrical valve on the efficiency of the dynamic level recovery was studied, taking into account hydraulic losses during the system operation. Methods. The research method is reduced to numerical solution of differential, linear and non-linear equations describing flow and pressure at electrical submersible pump unit outlet in steady-state mode, fluid flow through the electrical valve taking into account hydraulic resistances, flow of hydrodynamic processes in annular space during stabilization system operation, that is change of fluid level above the pump depending on borehole conditions and design parameters of electric valve. Results. Effect of parameters of the bypass valve – the diameter of flow section and length on dynamics of change of a liquid level above the pump, as well as the impact of liquid properties, namely its viscosity on intensity of restoration of a liquid level above the pump was studied. It was found that when the diameter of the electrical valve is increased, more intensive restoration of the liquid level above the pump is observed due to the reduction of hydraulic resistance in the valve cavity. Similarly, it was found that with increase of electrical valve length, as well as with increase of viscosity of liquid, coefficient of flow and intensity of liquid level recovery above the pump decreases respectively.

A Case of an Unusual Clinical Course of Mitral Stenosis

Background. The stage 4 mitral stenosis is accompanied by atrial fibrillation which significantly worsens the prognosis due to the possibility of thromboembolic complications. However, sinus rhythm does not exclude the possibility of thrombosis which sometimes requires differential diagnosis with heart tumors.
 The aim. To present a case of unusual thrombus formation in a patient with significant mitral stenosis on the background of sinus rhythm and describe the specifics of determining indications for surgical intervention.
 Case report. Female patient K., 42 years old, who was admitted on January 12, 2023 to the National Amosov Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery, had been suffering from rheumatism for the past 20 years. In this case, the clinical course of mitral stenosis could be classified as stage 4, since there were signs of severe heart failure (shortness of breath on light exertion, peripheral edema, right-sided pleuritis, pulmonary thrombosis). However, the patient had sinus rhythm, which is more characteristic of the stage 3 mitral stenosis. The patient underwent mitral valve prosthetic surgery and removal of an unusual thrombus from the pulmonary valve cavity on January 23, 2023.
 Conclusions. The course of mitral stenosis, despite its thorough study, may have unusual clinical and instrumental manifestations, which requires differential diagnosis with heart tumors and other diseases. In some cases, the mechanism of thrombus formation can be extremely unusual, which can be a subject for discussion by cardiologists.

Internal leakage rate prediction and failure diagnosis of buried pipeline ball valve based on valve cavity pressure detection

— Ball valve is a key fluid control equipment used extensively in oil and gas pipelines. The online detection and failure diagnosis of the internal leakage of the ball valve is of great significance to ensure the safety operation of natural gas transmission pipelines. This paper proposes a prediction method of the internal leakage rate and a diagnosis method of the failure mode of the buried pipeline ball valve based on valve cavity pressure detection. Firstly, the valve cavity pressure signal generated by the internal leakage of the ball valve is detected by the pressure sensor, and the valve cavity pressure signal is denoised by wavelet threshold denoising. Then, the back propagation (BP) neural network has the disadvantage of unstable learning ability, so the BP neural network is optimized by chaos sparrow search optimization algorithm (CSSOA-BP). Finally, the prediction model of the ball valve internal leakage rate and the diagnosis model of the ball valve failure mode are established by using CSSOA-BP neural network and the characteristic parameters of the valve cavity pressure signal. To verify the performance of the prediction model and the diagnosis model of CSSOA-BP neural network, the predictive results and diagnostic results are compared with those of the sparrow search algorithm optimization BP (SSA-BP) neural network and BP neural network. The experimental results show that the maximum prediction error of CSSOA-BP neural network is the smallest, which is 13.6%. The accuracy of the diagnostic results of CSSOA-BP neural network is the highest, which is 83.3%. It indicates that the proposed method can achieve better predictive results of the ball valve internal leakage rate and more accurate diagnostic results of the ball valve failure mode.

Design and experimental research of internal leakage detection device of buried pipeline ball valve based on valve cavity pressure detection

Valve is a key control component in the oil and gas long-distance pipelines, and the internal leakage detection of the valve has important research significance and application value. In this paper, a new method for detecting internal leakage of the buried pipeline ball valve based on the pressure change of the valve cavity was proposed. Firstly, a simplified internal leakage model of ball valve was established, and the change law of valve cavity pressure under different openings was obtained by finite element simulation. Secondly, a set of detection device was designed based on the internal leakage principle of buried ball valve and an experimental platform of ball valve internal leakage was built. Then, the pressure signal of the ball valve cavity under different openings and different pressures was collected by the pressure sensor, and the relationship between the power source pressure, the opening and the time required for the valve cavity pressure to reach equilibrium was established. Finally, the internal leakage degree of ball valve was simulated by ball valve opening and the Back Propagation (BP) neural network was selected to invert the ball valve opening. The inversion results showed that the maximum relative error of the liquid and gas experiment were 13.4% and 19.1%, respectively. The inversion results also verified the feasibility of BP neural network in the inversion calculation of the internal leakage degree of the ball valve, which provides guidance for the study of the classification of the internal leakage degree. The experiment and inversion results show that the proposed method can realize the detection of the internal leakage of the buried ball valve, which provides application reference in practice.

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

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.

Influence of Bubbles Causing Cavitation on Spool Oscillation of a Direct Drive Servovalve.

A direct drive servovalve has some inherent benefits over its conventional counterparts, but also has better reliability and output power. However, due to the rigid connection between the spool and the motor, which takes the place of interstage drive-by fluid, the spool oscillation is a long-standing unsolved problem. In order to study the oscillation mechanism and the influencing factors, a double-circuit direct drive servovalve was numerically simulated. An oil return valve cavity was concentrated on as the main flow domain and was used to analyze the fluid flow characteristics. Local cavitation fraction and surface average cavitation fraction were defined to evaluate the cavitation situation. The periodic growth process of bubbles in the valve cavity was obtained. The numerical results show that bubbles in the oil return valve cavity changes, although the occurrence, evolution, and collapse stages were certain. The intensity of pressure pulsation caused by bubble variation is highly related to the bubbles causing the cavitation, which suggests a workable way to inhibit the spool oscillation.

Улучшение эксплуатационных свойств ГРМ тепловых ДВС

Reducing the heat load of the valve mechanism of the gas distribution system is an urgent task. This is due to the need to reduce the risks of deformation of the working surface of the valve disc and, as a consequence, to increase the resource of the gas distribution mechanism. The paper proposes a valve mechanism design with the possibility of supplying the coolant to the combustion chamber through the valve cavity. The data from the preliminary study showed the effectiveness of the coolant supply. When comparing the temperature indicators in the test points under study, a decrease in the valve temperature by 0,72–25 % was revealed.

Lateral Force Acting on the Sliding Spool of Control Valve Due to Radial Flow Force and Static Pressure

The hydraulic sliding-spool valve is a key component to control the flow rates and thus pressures in different hydraulic volumes. The lateral force on the spool is one of the important effects resulting from moving resistance. This paper presents research aimed at understanding the effects of radial flow force and static pressure upon the lateral force. The radial flow force is calculated from three types of control surfaces labelled with square land, 45° conical, and round curved surfaces, for discovering the effects of control profile, combined with inlet and outlet control conditions. The pressure difference effect is analyzed along with six cases under the same orifice opening, and the radial flow force is found to vary linearly with the pressure difference. The results also indicate that the radial force for the inlet control mode is less than that of the outlet control mode. The jet angle is discovered to not only be related to the annular orifice opening and gap clearance, but is also influenced by the flow direction and control surface profile. The static pressure is the predominant factor in the lateral force compared to the radial flow force. The results indicate that the static pressure variation on the surface of the cylindrical spool shoulder increased linearly with the inlet pressure; and two stagnation points can be observed in the case of the valve cavity with oil passages on the same section, and square land control edge profile. The lateral force on the spool increases with the pressure, and could reach to the maximum of 300 N, implying that this force should be taken into account in the selection of an actuator, especially in high pressure applications.

Visual experimental investigation on the stability of pressure regulating poppet valve

The unstable vibration of a poppet valve drastically fluctuates pressure which directly affects the stability, reliability and safety of a hydraulic system. The unstable vibration of the poppet and cavitation is studied using visual experiments. Experimental results show that for a poppet valve, an orifice at the front of the valve cavity, the compressibility of oil in the sensitive cavity will lead poppet to unstable vibrations. For poppet valve without orifice, the instable vibration appears as three states: impact valve seat, transition (impact or non-impact valve seat occurs randomly) and does not impact valve seat. When poppet impacts valve seat, there will be severe cavitation phenomenon at the valve port. Although poppet does not impact valve seat, the cavitation come up is affected by the pressure difference at the port or vibration amplitude of the poppet. In addition, both of the flow pulsation of the hydraulic pump and the coupling between the poppet and pipeline system will lead the poppet to be unstable.

Study of the hydraulic disturbance suppression of a vibrator under high-frequency vibration based on experiments and numerical simulations

Hydraulic disturbance of a vibrator is the main cause of distortion of the vibroseis geophysical exploration signal that is caused by high-frequency fluid vibration during servo valve cavity commutation. This disturbance is closely related to the structure, size, and arrangement of the hydraulic flow path of the vibrator reaction mass. In this work, a vibrator disturbance–suppression mechanism was examined, an experimental study was carried out on an improved design of the hydraulic flow channel, and the source of the hydraulic disturbance of the horizontal channel vibrator was determined. The vibrator hydraulic flow channel was changed to a vertical flow channel in the piston rod. In addition, the structure of the track was designed, and the angle of the oil inlet of the piston rod was tested at 0°, 45°, and 90°. Then, the fluid flow state and fluid–solid coupling analysis method were used to improve the vibration-suppression effect of the vibrator. The results showed that the optimal oil inlet angle is 90°, for which the turbulent intensity of the oil inlet is the smallest, the pressure drop loss is reduced, and the influence of the oil flow on the piston rod deformation is minimal. The vibration reaction mass test of the vibrator showed that the disturbance inhibition rate of the piston rod with a 90° inlet structure design reaches 64.087%; the hydraulic disturbance had the best suppression effect and effectively reduced the distortion of the seismic prospecting signals with this oil inlet angle, improving the quality and efficiency of oil and gas exploration.

Simulation and experimental study on cavitation and noise of hydraulic cone valve

PurposeAiming at the cavitations and noise problem of hydraulic cone valve and based on the radial force analysis of the valve core, the radial deviation of the spool is considered to obtain the changing rules of cavitations and noise.Design/methodology/approachThe solid model of the internal flow field of cone valve is established. The mesh models are divided using ICEM-CFD software. The numerical simulation of the liquid-gas two-phase flow is performed on the cavitation and noise of the flow field inside the cone valve based on FLUENT software. The visible experimental platform for cavitation and noise of hydraulic cone valve is built. According to the contrast of the experimental results, the correctness of the simulation results is verified.FindingsThe results show that the radial deviation causes the position of the cavitation accumulates in the valve cavity on the side of the upper cone. In addition, the strength of the cavitation changes slowly with the half cone angle of 45°, and the noise level is the smallest. Furthermore, appropriately increasing the opening degree within a reasonable range can effectively suppress cavitation and reduce the noise level.Originality/valueThe cavitation can be suppressed and the noise level can be reduced by means of changing the three factors, which lays the foundation for the design and theoretical research of the cone valve.

Influence of Valve Core and Seat Structure of Overflow Valve on Flow Field Performance and Optimization Design

This article aims at the problem that the difference in the flow field performance of the valve cavity after the overflow valve is installed with the eddy current sensor. The structural optimization of the valve core and seat and a research method to improve the flow field performance of the valve cavity is proposed by analyzing the influence of the structure of the built-in eddy current sensor probe on the flow field performance of the valve cavity. First, the flow field analysis model is established, to analyze the flow field of the built-in probe structure. Then, the influence of the valve core micro modeling, valve seat flow path diameter, gradient line chamfer depth on the flow field performance of the valve cavity is analyzed. The results show that the structure of the valve core and the valve seat have been optimized and the flow field performance of the pilot valve cavity of the overflow valve can be improved to a certain extent.

Research on FE Modeling Common Method and Integration System for Nuclear Power Valve

Because of the high security, shape complexity of valve cavity and the nonlinear of joint surface at sealing position, establishing the finite element model quickly and accurately that could meet engineering accuracy and calculation condition is the problem that need urgently solved. A new method on knowledge reuse process of finite element analysis among valve similar model is presented based on modular thought, which could effectively improve the simulation accuracy and efficiency. Evaluation index system would be constructed according to the characteristics of nuclear power valves in order to perfect the technical standard and the norm of nuclear power valve design in our country. And on these bases above, the integrated platform as practical engineering tools could be constructed, which integrates design, simulation, and optimization of nuclear power valves together supporting heterogeneous model transfer. It is expected to give theoretical development and practical application to improve the design ability and the product performance of nuclear power valves.

Flow Field Simulation Analysis of Three-Way Water Hydraulic Valve Based on Surface Micro Modelling

Due to special physical and chemical properties of water medium, three-way water hydraulic valve has many key technical problems that could seriouly affect the operating performance. Safety valve in three-way hydraulic valve is seen as a research object, which is aiming at studying the effect of flow field distribution with surface micro modeling in three-way hydraulic valve cavity based on FLUENT. The simulation results show that, proper surface micro modelling help to improve the three-way water hydraulic valve cavity flow field distribution, different structural parameters affecting different flow field distribution, as for micro modelling design, careful consideration of the selection of structure parameters is necessary.

Numerical simulation and structure improvement of double throttling in a high parameter pressure reducing valve

In this paper, a new pressure reducing valve (PRV) with an orifice plate is proposed. The main objective is to explain the mechanisms of pressure reduction and energy conversion in the new PRV. A numerical simulation method was used to investigate the PRV internal flow field and to analyze the throttling effects of the orifice plate and the transform of thermal parameters as outlet pressure, outlet temperature, velocity, and superheat. A structure improvement method for the valve body and orifice plate is put forward to reduce energy loss. The governing equations for internal flow numerical simulation are composed of the continuity, momentum, energy and k-e transport equations, based on isotropic eddy viscosity theory. Different valve plug displacement models were built to describe the double throttling process. Our analysis shows that the steam pressure drops twice and the degree of superheat increases. There are also lots of eddies which clog the flow channel and disturb the steam flow in the valve cavity after the valve plug and the outlet cavity. After modifying the structure, the numerical results show a better performance of steam flow.

Optimization of a Hydraulic Damper Performance with the Use of Fluid-Structure Simulation

The aim of this paper is to develop a method for optimizing the design of a spring valve system by reducing the aeration and cavitation effect which negatively influences the performance of a shock absorber. A fluid-structure interaction (FSI) model is used in order to modify the geometry of the valve interior and, in turn, to achieve better performance in shock absorbers. The paper analyzes the pressure distribution along the flow paths inside the valve cavity to reduce the risk of aeration and cavitation, while other important engineering aspects are omitted, e.g. durability of disc-spring valve systems as discussed in [1]. The objective of this work is to show key steps of the simulation process focusing on interactions between fluid and structure domain and to review relevant simulation results.

Optimization of a Hydraulic Damper Performance with the Use of Fluid-Structure Simulation

The aim of this paper is to develop a method for optimizing the design of a spring valve system by reducing the aeration and cavitation effect which negatively influences the performance of a shock absorber. A fluid-structure interaction (FSI) model is used in order to modify the geometry of the valve interior and, in turn, to achieve better performance in shock absorbers. The paper analyzes the pressure distribution along the flow paths inside the valve cavity to reduce the risk of aeration and cavitation, while other important engineering aspects are omitted, e.g. durability of disc-spring valve systems as discussed in [1]. The objective of this work is to show key steps of the simulation process focusing on interactions between fluid and structure domain and to review relevant simulation results.

Noise and Vibration Induced by Throttling of High Pressure Compressible Fluid : Part 1 - Characteristics of Noise and Vibration Generated by Cage-guided Control Valve

Features of noise and vibration generated by a cage-guided control valve are discussed. In this type of valve, kinetic energy of the throttled jets is dissipated by mutual collision of the jets themselves. The pressure reduction process is made considerably smooth, and the noise level becomes lower than that of a freely expanding jet. However, due to a resonance between the jets and the valve cavity, a transitional increase of noise appears remarkably in a two-jets configuration within a pressure range of low supercritical flow. For a six-jets configuration, such a noise increase is suppressed, and, instead, stem vibration of high level is induced. Finally, the configuration of two-jets makes the static thrust increase with an increasing valve opening. This feature may cause a vibration of an elastically positioned stem of the valve.