Design and Experimental Tests of a Four-Way Valve with the Determination of Flow Characteristics for Building Central Heating Installations Using Solid Modeling

• Published in: Energies (Basel) Vol. 17; no. 9; p. 2152
• Main Authors: Niekurzak, Mariusz, Mikulik, Jerzy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.05.2024
• Subjects: Analysis; Building management systems; Computer simulation; Cooling; Design; Emission standards; Energy conservation; Energy efficiency; Environmental law; Fluid dynamics; four-way valve; Gases; Heat; heating; Installation; mixing valve; optimization of working medium flow; Poland; Software; Sustainable development; Valves; Poland

The article presents the design of a four-way valve, implemented in SolidWorks software (SOLIDWORKS® i 3DEXPERIENCE® Works Simulation) and used for central heating installations in buildings. The project was carried out in order to examine the innovative design of the medium mixing mechanism and to...