{ "cells": [ { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "# 7.3 L, L over D, K, and Kv for Conventional Type Valves" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": { "collapsed": true }, "source": [ "A 100 mm class 600 steel angle valve, has a full area seat.\n", "\n", "Calculate its resistance coefficient K, flow coefficient Kv, the equivalent length of it L/D, and the length for complete turbulent L." ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 1, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [ { "name": "stdout", "output_type": "stream", "text": [ "Loss coefficient = 2.4729637821072443 dimensionless\n", "Valve flow coefficient = 240.31652930826877 meter ** 3 / hour\n", "Equivalent length = 149.8765928549845 dimensionless\n", "Length for complete turbulence = 14.568004825504492 meter\n" ] } ], "source": [ "from fluids.units import *\n", "NPS, Di, Do, t = nearest_pipe(Do=0.103*u.m, schedule='80')\n", "fd = 0.0165 # provided - note equivalent length is proportional to this value\n", "d = 0.0972*u.m # diameter of seat\n", "K = K_angle_valve_Crane(D1=d, D2=Di, fd=fd, style=1)\n", "Kv = K_to_Kv(K, d)\n", "L_D = L_equiv_from_K(K, fd)\n", "L = L_D*d\n", "\n", "print('Loss coefficient = %s' %K)\n", "print('Valve flow coefficient = %s' %Kv)\n", "print('Equivalent length = %s' % L_D)\n", "print('Length for complete turbulence = %s' %L)" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "The values given in the solution are K=2.475, Kv = 240.2, L/D=150, and L = 14.6." ] } ], "metadata": { "language_info": { "name": "python" } }, "nbformat": 4, "nbformat_minor": 1 }