Cavitation effect on flow resistance of sleeve regulating valve

Sleeve regulating valve is the key component of the industrial system. As the main cause of vibration and noise inside the sleeve regulating valve, cavitation also increases the energy loss when fluid flows through the valve. In this paper, in order to quantitatively analyze the influence of cavitation in the sleeve regulating valve, the effects of throttling windows number, pressure difference, valve opening and flow direction on the resistance coefficient are investigated with the application of cavitation model. By defining the cavitation influencing factor of the resistance coefficient, the calculation formula of the resistance coefficient when cavitation occurs in the sleeve regulating valve is proposed. The results show that when the fluid flows forward and the aggravation degree of cavitation increases, the energy loss also increases. And in the backward flow, the effect of cavitation on the resistance coefficient is related to the valve opening and the throttling windows number. This work is of significance for the optimization and design of sleeve regulating valve and pipeline system.