%0 Journal Article
%@ 03158977
%A Azam, F.I.
%A Rani, A.M.A.
%A Altaf, K.
%A Zaharin, H.A.
%D 2017
%F scholars:9031
%I Canadian Science Publishing
%J Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering
%K 3D printers; Computational fluid dynamics; Design for manufacturability; Efficiency; Flow measurement, Casting and forging; Design for Manufacturing; Design optimization; Flow coefficients; Flow loss; Manufacturing constraint; Manufacturing process; Petrochemical industry, Computer aided design
%N 5
%P 717-723
%R 10.1139/tcsme-2017-506
%T Additive manufacturing design of globe valve for optimized flow
%U https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/9031/
%V 41
%X Valves have wide usage in industries ranging from food industries to petrochemical industries. Existing manufacturing processes, such as casting and forging, limit the design of globe valve to design for manufacturing. The purpose of this study is to optimize the design of current globe valve for optimized flow path. Current design of valve was modelled in CAD software and CFD analysis was performed on its geometry to identify the optimization points. Results obtained from simulations show significant increase in valve's performance, flow efficiency and decreases in pressure drop. Comparison of flow coefficient between original design and new design show approx. 35 increase in efficiency. Proposed design can be manufactured using additive manufacturing to overcome the manufacturing constraints. © 2017 Canadian Science Publishing. All rights reserved.
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