ANALYSIS OF THE STATE OF STRESS IN CAST BODIES, COVERS AND WEDGES OF THE WEDGE GATE VALVES USED IN GAS NETWORKS

Numerical analysis was carried out to establish the operating stress distribution in softsealed gate valves cast from ductile iron EN-GJS-400-15 for the gas network of PE pipes. The analysis was carried out with ANSYS software, based on data and documentation of actual test conditions used at the JAFAR SA Fittings Factory. The use of ANSYS software allowed integration between the results of numerical analysis of the developed virtual structure loaded with test pressure and the response of real structure obtained during laboratory tests carried out on a stand for pressure leak testing, with further possibility of a verification of the results, both virtual and real. This publication presents the results of the analysis carried out on DN50 and DN150 gate valves. Through dimensional corrections introduced to the design, the results of this analysis will be used in verification of castings operating as components in models of the wedge gate valves.

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