A Proposed Procedure of a Numerical Simulation for the Fluid Flow through a Floating Valve based on Autodesk Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

Abstract

A floating valve is a valve that is capable of opening and closing automatically based on the level of water in the tank. This automatic opening and closing is driven by Archimedes' principle and does not require electric control signals. Numerous products within the domestic market have garnered significant consumer attention, yet they continue to exhibit several drawbacks, including the practical malfunctions of the floating valve. Accordingly, the present study employs a numerical simulation to analyze the flow of a fluid through a float valve. To this end, a CAD geometry was modeled in Autodesk Inventor for the floating valve configuration. Subsequent to this, the meshes and results in this paper were obtained through a numerical simulation of engineering fluid dynamics with Autodesk CFD. The numerical simulation results confirmed that the designed valve exhibited a strong correlation with the results obtained using Autodesk CFD. Furthermore, the results are integrated with a discussion, and the main findings are highlighted in the conclusion.