Efficient Valve Representation in Fixed-Grid Characteristics Method
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 123, Issue 8
Abstract
This work formulates a unified set of boundary conditions to efficiently represent the majority of valve and orifice devices found in water supply, transmission, and distribution systems. A particularly useful combination of mathematical components results when a lumped inertia model is linked with a throttling device. This combination of elements, termed a pipe replacement element/valve-in-line (PREVIL), has been constructed to permit a wide range of control-valve/short-pipe combinations to be conveniently modeled with the method of characteristics. The solution is quadratic in form and explicit, regardless of the number of pipes that are connected to the boundary condition. A variety of on-off and modulating valves can be accurately handled within this framework. An additional feature developed in this treatment of pressure-reducing and pressure-sustaining valves, flow controllers, and other similar devices permits a more realistic representation of these important control devices. The response time of the regulating valve on opening or closing can be readily approximated so that a greater range of control behavior can be simulated. Application of the combined boundary condition is illustrated in a pipe network.
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Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 123 • Issue 8 • August 1997
Pages: 709 - 718
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Copyright © 1997 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Aug 1, 1997
Published in print: Aug 1997
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