Thanks for all suggestions for the high torque required for triple offset valve. On the other hand, my client found out and complain to me that the screws in the ring (seat retainer) are not strong enough to hold the seal. What can I do? Any formula to calculate the sizes or number of cap screws...
Jim,
Your explaination is so detailed. I learned much from you on valves. In fact, I work as distributor, one of my clients complain the triple offset valve need to have a larger torque to have a bubble-tight, compared with double-offset. Do you have any idea how to reduce the torque? Thanks a lot
If your degree is not on the list of the Washington Accord, you need thew double time to obtain your license. In my state, TX, eight years working experience are required to obtain the license, while the ABET one is four years only.
Dear all,
My company also consider to do some CFD model on the gate valve? Do anyone know the price for the CFD package, such as fluent or CFX?
James,
How much for CFD package produced by Harvard Thermal Inc.?
Thanks Bruce,
It seems the graphite is strong for the high pressure case. How about in the cryogenic condition? The graphite in triple offset valve is still working? My client find his valve is leaking for the liquid nitrogen condition, extremem low temperature.
So, why many people said we don't have enough engineers in the future compared with other countries, such as China or India. How can we persude someone to be engineer if we don't have a job for them after graduate. Oh My god!!!
baustin1976,
I can't answer your question, since I am even younger than you. But, how can you get license for 36 states in 50. The license is transferrable? Thanks.
Yoman,
What do you mean to control the node numbers and node locations in the geometry? As I remember (I haven't used for one year), you can seed the edge of the geometry and control the location of the nodes that you want when auto-meshing. You can divide the number of the segment in the edge...
I agree with the point that the GUI of abaqus/cae is user-friendly compared with ansys. Many years ago, I need to key in the inp file to run the program, create the node coordinate and element number, it was crazy.
The manual of abaqus is thicker compared with ansys.