Translational Valve Model

6.9.3 Translational Valve Model

This section describes the operating parameters for the valve model and conditions specified for the Boundaries and Volumes.

The Spool Valve module adds itself in the Model Panel (see, Figure 6.514), when the spool valve mesh is generated using Valve Template Mesher. The parameters under Spool Valve module is accessed as follows:

Properties Panel > Model Tab > Spool Valve

Setup Options

This provides the option to specify the operating parameters in either:

Template Mode - Serves as a “wizard” in setting up a problem, but with the restriction that not all options are visible to the user.
Extended Mode - Provides the full access to all the operating parameters

Switching between Template Mode or Extended Mode does not alter any parameter related to valve module. It only changes the accessibility for other advanced settings (numerics or boundary condition related) in other modules as shown in the figure below. As such, the user is free to go back and forth during the problem set-up.

Figure 6.514 - Model and Setup Options - Spool Valve

Figure 6.515 - Template mode-Boundary conditions

Figure 6.516 - Extended mode-Boundary conditions

Once the above parameters are specified, further parameters are described under: