Modeling and Simulation of Thermostatic Mixing Valve

Abstract:

It researched a new type of intelligent thermostatic mixing valve which could keep the temperature and flux of the valve outlet water constant through the adaptive controller. It firstly established the mathematical model about angle - flux and angle - temperature of the valve. And then it based on the kε turbulence model and applied Fluent software to numerical simulation of the valve about the flow field. Finally, it compared the simulation results with the calculated value. The results show that they are basically consistent, prove the correctness of the theoretical research, and can be used to improve designing of the thermostatic valve.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 365-366)
• Pages: 370-374
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.365-366.370
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Hai Chu Chen, Fang Yi Wu, Ping Zhang, Gen Liang Xiong, Yin Fa Zhu
• Keywords: FLUENT Simulation, Mathematical Modeling, Thermostatic Valve

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