Coupled operational optimization of smart valve system subject to different approach angles of a pipe contraction

• Published in: Structural and multidisciplinary optimization Vol. 55; no. 3; pp. 1001 - 1015
• Main Authors: Naseradinmousavi, Peiman, Machiani, Sahar Ghanipoor, Ayoubi, Mohammad A., Nataraj, C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.03.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Algorithms; Butterfly valves; Computational fluid dynamics; Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis; Computer simulation; Dynamical systems; Engineering; Engineering Design; Fluid dynamics; Fluid flow; Fluid mechanics; Global optimization; Nonlinear dynamics; Pipes; Research Paper; Simulated annealing; Solenoids; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics; Trajectory optimization; Coupled operational optimization; Interconnected modeling; Pipe contraction; Smart actuated valve

In this paper, we focus on interconnected trajectory optimization of two sets of solenoid actuated butterfly valves dynamically coupled in series. The system undergoes different approach angles of a pipe contraction as a typical profile of the so-called “Smart Valves” network containing tens of actu...