Outsourcing

Services

Phone: +1-408-338-8047
Email: info@hitechcae.com

Your Trusted Outsourcing Partner

Hi-Tech Outsourcing Services

547 Moreland Way
Santa Clara, CA 95054

CASE STUDY

Engineering Design Services

Engineering Design & Drafting | CAE Services: CFD & FEA | Reverse Engineering
Rapid Prototyping | Product Design | Value Engineering
PLM Services | Technical Documentation

Outsourcing
Services

Hi-Tech House, Near Gurukul Tower, Gurukul, Ahmedabad - 380052 Gujarat, India
Phone: +91-794-000-3252 | Fax : +91-794-000-3202
Website: http://www.hitechcae.com | E-Mail: info@hitechcae.com

Your Trusted Outsourcing Partner

Copyright 2014 Hi-Tech Outsourcing Services All Rights Reserved

http://www.hitechcae.com/case-studies/fea/structural-analysis-of-gate-valve-assembly.php

Structural Analysis of Gate Valve Assembly

Case Study Highlights
Client Profile:
Gate Valve Manufacturer, Europe
Objective:
To perform structural analysis of the gate valve at
room temperature and predict stress concentration
at concerned regions.
Challenges:
=
Developing accurate CAD model of the valve

assembly to ensure accurate results

Gate valves are often designed for cases where the motive
fluid is supposed to possess high temperature. These High
temperature fluids impact the structural strength of the
valves, due to excessive stress generation and
concentration in restrictive regions.
There is a possibility of the valve components to deform
under such high thermal stresses and develop cracks in
the assembly, leading the valve to fail prematurely. One of
the expert valve manufacturing firms in Europe reached HiTech to receive simulation solutions for their gate valve,
designed to carry high temperature fluid.

=
Applying boundary conditions to replicate real

world conditions
Solution:
The accurate CAD model created by Hi-Techs
engineering team was utilized to perform structural
analysis, to investigate stress concentration across
the valve assembly as well as individual
components and its impact on the deformation
values.
Software Used : ANSYS Professional NLS 14.5

The Solution
To ensure meaningful simulation results, the first priority was
to develop an accurate CAD model and later use the model
for simulation purposes. An important aspect of the
simulation was to ensure that the boundary conditions
matched with that of the real world situations, which was
accomplished by expert analysts at Hi-Tech.
The structural analysis performed on the valve assembly as
well as individual components, provided useful insights on
stress generation and deformation values. A detailed
evaluation was done to figure out stress concentration on
concerned areas of the valve assembly, and the design was
found to be within the safe stress limits.
This solution can also be provided using Altair Hyperworks,
Autodesk Simulation, NASTRAN, Abaqus, Pro-Mechanica,
NX-CAE.

Benefits
=
Accurate CAD model provided 40% reduction in time

required to develop the prototype

=
Measurable reduction in conducting physical tests trials

which significantly reduced the cost involved

=
Future design modification was made possible to

accommodate fluids at different temperatures

About Hi-Tech

Author: Bhaumik Dave

FEA Consultant

Hi-Tech CAE is a division of Hi-Tech Outsourcing Services, a pioneer engineering outsourcing company since 1992
based in India & USA. It provides expert Computer Aided Engineering - CAE consulting services for engineering /
product design analysis by modeling & simulation.
The primary services extended include Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Finite Element Analysis (FEA), product
design optimization and value engineering services to Automotive, Building / Construction, Process industry, Power
Generation, Manufacturing & Heavy Engineering industries.

Phone: +1-408-338-8047
Email: info@hitechcae.com

Outsourcing
Services
Your Trusted Outsourcing Partner

Hi-Tech Outsourcing Services

547 Moreland Way
Santa Clara, CA 95054

USA
California
547 Moreland Way
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Phone: +1-408-338-8047
E-Mail: sales@hitechos.com

New York, NY
50 Riverside Drive,
New York, NY 10024
USA
E-Mail: info@hitechos.com

EUROPE
Scandinavia - Denmark
Indslevvej 26, 5580,
Nr. Aaby,
Denmark

Benelux - Netherlands
Laathof 24 4851 ET,
Ulvenhout,
Netherlands

INDIA
Ahmedabad
5th & 9th Floor,
Commerce House - 4,
100 Feet Road, Prahladnagar,
Ahmedabad - 380015
Gujarat, India

Gandhinagar
3rd Floor, Chanakya Plaza,
Opp. Swagat I, New C.G. Road,
Chandkheda,
Ahmedabad - 382424
Gujarat, India

Copyright 2014 Hi-Tech Outsourcing Services All Rights Reserved

Cochin
43-A, E Block, 3rd Floor,
Cochin Special Economic
Zone (CSEZ), Kakkanad,
Cochin - 682037
Kerala, India