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Design of M-Type Gate Valve

Shashank S. Jadhav

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sinhgad College of Engineering, Pune, India

Abstract: A pressure valve is the device that is used to channel high pressure fluid and to control the flow of the fluid through a pipe.
The size of the valve varies according to the internal pressure. The use of pressure valve considered in the paper is during the extraction
of petroleum. During the extraction of fluid from earth’s crust, the flow is under high pressure and needs to be channeled. This
channeling is done through a Christmas tree structure made up of number of pressure valves. Thus the requirement of the gate valves in
petroleum industry is high thus the reduction of the thickness of the valve to an optimum thickness will reduce the weight and cost of the
valve. This paper deals with the optimum thickness design required for the Gate valve for functioning smoothly under high pressure. The
Gate valve considered in the paper for design is M-Type gate valve.

Keywords: Valve, M-Type Gate Valve, Pressure Vessel, Thickness, Stress

1. Introduction 2. Gate Valves

A gate valve is a linear motion valve used to start or stop
In this modern world with the betterment of technology and fluid flow however it does not regulate or throttle flow. The
with increase in our standard of living the one thing that name gate is derived from the appearance of the disk in the
always fears us is that we will run out of resources some time flow stream. The gate valve consists of a plate like
in future. So we always try to optimize the existing design obstruction that is raised and lowered into place to control
and technologies by improving it. So we constantly strive to the flow of hydraulic fluid. The gate valve also known as a
reduce the raw material usage in production or decreasing sluice valve, opens by lifting a round or rectangular
the size of the basic design by maintaining the productivity gate/wedge out of the path of the fluid. The distinct feature
of the designed component intact. of the gate valve is the sealing surfaces between the gate and
the seats are planar, so gate valves are often used when a
Valves are used basically in every industry for various straight line flow of fluid and minimum restriction is desired.
purposes. Thus an optimized design of a valve can reduce the The gate faces can form a wedge shape or they can be
weight of the component and also the cost of the valve. Thus parallel. Gate valves are primarily used to permit or prevent
the basic aim of this paper is to propose a design method that the flow of liquids and where it is important that pressure
can be used to find the minimum required thickness for the drop through the valve is minimal.
functioning of a valve.
3. M-Type Gate Valve
The M-Type gate valve design that is considered in this The Model M series gate valve is a cast body line. The
paper is a high pressure valve that is used under pressure of Model MEG is the Model M series of gate valves utilizing
5000 psi and tested under pressure of 7500 psi. And the cross the expanding gate (hence EG). The expanding gate is a
section of the inlet and outlet of the gate valve is also mechanical open and close wedge gate action, closing the
according to the company standards. Thus the intent of the gate against the seat on the upstream and downstream
paper is to validate the design of M-Type gate valve and to achieving a seal on both the upstream and downstream seat.
calculate the optimum thickness of the valve to function This is advantageous when trying to accomplish a positive
under high pressure. seal under low pressure and high pressure situations. This
model is considered a directional valve since the segment
(minor) side of the two pieces expanding wedge gate faces
2. Basic Component Details
the upstream side and the gate (major) with the threaded
neck and steam interface the downstream side.
1. Valves
A Valve is that which either allows or prohibits the flow of
1 Body, Flanged 12 Packing Retainer Bushing
hydraulic fluid by opening or partially obstructing various
2 Bonnet 13 Gate And Segment Assembly
passage ways. Valves are found in every industrial process,
3 Stud 14 Thrust Bearing
including water and sewage processing, mining , power
4 Hex Nut 15 Seat
generation, processing of oil, gas and petroleum, food
5 Bonnet Seal Ring 16 Teflon Insert
manufacturing, chemical and plastic manufacturing and
6 Grease Alemite Filling 17 O-Ring, Back Seal
many other fluids. The common types of valves are globe 7 Packing Injection Fitting 18 Gate Guide
valve, gate valve, ball valve, plug valve, butterfly valve,
8 Body Grease Fitting 19 Hand Wheel
diaphragm valve, check valve, pinch valve, and safety valve.
9 Stem 20 Hand Wheel Nut
Some valves are capable of throttling flow, other valve types
10 Bearing Retainer Nut/Locknut 21 Hand Wheel Washer
can only stop flow, others work well in corrosive systems,
11 Bearing Spacer Sleeve 22 Name Plate
and others handle high pressure fluids.

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M-Type Gate Valve Assembly

M-Type Gate valve Body

4. Pressure Vessel usually employed. A common design is a cylinder with end

Pressure vessels are the containers which are used for caps called heads. Head shapes are frequently either
carrying fluid under pressure. Pressure vessels are designed hemispherical or dished (tori spherical). Depending upon the
to operate safely at a specific pressure and temperature cylinder wall thickness is appreciable or not in relation to the
technically referred to as the “Design Pressure” and “Design inner diameter of the cylinder, cylinder can be classified into
Temperature”. A pressure vessel that is inadequately two categories
designed to handle high pressure constitutes a very
significant safety hazard. Pressure vessels with higher I. Thin Cylinder.
pressure then atmospheric pressure are called Unfired II. Thick Cylinder.
Pressure vessel. As our valve is operating under high
pressure we use unfired pressure vessel. I. Thin Cylinder: If the ratio of inner diameter to its wall
thickness is greater than 20, the cylinder is called as thin
Material used for pressure vessel must withstand high cylinder.
pressure, high temperature, high flow rates and sometime Dt/t > 20
corrosive fluids. The severe operating condition intensifies II. Thick cylinder: If the ratio of inner diameter to its wall
the corrosion. Hence the selection of the material for thickness is less than 20 then the cylinder is a thick
pressure vessels is based on the required mechanical strength cylinder.
and anti-corrosive properties. Generally pressure vessels are Dt/t < 20
of brittle material. Example: Cast iron, plain carbon steel, As per the specified measurement of M-type gate valve
alloy steel, aluminum alloys, etc. for our valve we are using we found that the Dt/t ratio is less than 20 thus it is a
AISI 4130. thick cylinder. Hence while calculation we will use thick
Pressure vessels are theoretically of almost any shape, but cylinder theory.
shapes made of sections of spheres, cylinders, and cones are
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3. Design
The M-Type gate valve is a pressure vessel in itself.
Observing from the design of the valve we can say that it
comprises of one side closed cylinder in the middle and two
both side open ended cylinder as inlets and outlets. So
Design of M-Type gate valve is done here by using pressure
vessel theory.

The basic information about the M-Type gate valve that is  The value of minimum required thickness of the cylinder
currently used in various industries is, according to this is 2.001969 cm which is more than
1.5667 cm as earlier thus the thickness of the valve should
 Material: AISI 4130 Low Alloy Steel. be greater than 2.001969cm. The minimum thickness of
 Material Properties: nozzle will be
a) Tensile strength(Sut) : 655Mpa
b) Yield strength(Syt) : 517Mpa
c) Modulus of Elasticity (E) : 205*103 MPa
d) Poisson’s ratio (µ) : 0.29
 Actual internal pressure : 5000 PSI (i.e.34.4735 MPa)
 Test Internal Pressure (Pi) : 7500PSI (i.e.51. 71025 MPa)
 M-Type gate valve is considered as a thick valve with,
i. Inner Diameter
Di = 15.0114 cm
ii. The inlet/s / outlet’s inner diameter of the valve is,
di = 7.0248 cm.
 For design safety purpose a factor of safety is considered
to be 2. Thus the allowable stress is calculated by,  Some corrosion allowance is added to the inner side of the
σ = Syt/ FOS valve so as to compensate for the losses due to corrosion
σ = 517/2 thus CA = 1.5 mm.
Thus σ = 258.5 MPa  The area of opening in corroded condition for which
compensation is required
 For determining the thickness of the cylinder the Ar = dio * trs
Clavarind’s Equation is used. Thus Ar = (7.9248+2*0.15)*2.001969
i.e. = 16.4658 cm2

Area available for compensation:

1. The area of excess thickness in the portion of vessel shell
is
A1 = dic (ts – trs - CA)
Thus the thickness of the valve should be such that the
area of excess thickness should be positive thus the
Thus t = 1.5667 cm thickness of the valve will be considered as
 Therefore the outer diameter ofthe value will be ts = 2.2 cm
Do = Di + 2*t Thus A1 = 8.2248*(2.2-2.001969-0.15)
Do = 15.0114 + 2*1.5667 = 0.395 cm2
= 18.1448 cm 2. The area of excess thickness in portion of the inlet / outlet
 Considering the inlet and outlet of M-Type Gate Valve as wall outside the valve is,
nozzles of Cylinder thus we use area compensation A2 = 2*H1 (tn – trs – CA)
method for designing the inlet and outlet. The value of tn i.e thickness of the inlet / outlet wall of the
 The total width of the valve remains constant while the valve should be such that the value of A2 should be
value of H1 and H2 can be calculated directly from the positive. Thus the value of tn should be greater than the
given design. minimum required thickness of the inlet / outlet wall.
Thus H1 = 9.012428 cm Thus consider the value of tn = 2.5 cm, this will give
H2 = 3.7211 cm value of A2 positive.
 The inner diameter of both the inlet and outlet from the A2 = 2*9.012428*(2.5-1.0568-0.15)
actual design, di = 7.9248 cm = 23.3097 cm2
 The minimum required thickness of the cylinder for area 3. The area of excess thickness is portion of inlet / outlet
compensation method is wall inside the valve is,
A3 = 2*H2*(tn – 2*CA)
A3 = 2 * 3.7211 * (2.5 – 2*0.15)
= 16.37 cm2
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4. The total area available for compensation is,  The thickness of the gate valve from calculations is less
Aa = A1 + A2 + A3 than the actual design in use. Thus the weight and material
Aa = 0.395 + 23.3097 + 16.37 requirements is reduced.
Aa = 40.0747 cm2  The paper shows a design process for M-Type gate valve
Thus the value of Aa is greater than Ar but this process can be generalized and used for different
Thus the outer diameter of inlet / outlet is gate valves also.
Do = Di +2*tn
= 15.0114 + 2*2.5 References
= 20.0114 cm
[1] Design of machine elements, V. B. Bhandari, Tata MC –
Stress Calculations: Graw Hill, E2
 Stress on the inner surface of the valve: [2] Mechanical System Design, R.B. Patil, Tech – Max
1. Radial Stress; Publication, 2012
σr = -Pi [3] Handbook of Valves, Schweitzer, Philip A., Industrial
σr = -51.71025 MPa Press Inc.
 Circumferential Stresses; [4] Pressure Vessel Design Manual, Dennis R. Moss.
[5] Theory and Design of Pressure Vessels, John F. Harvey.

Author Profile
Shashank S. Jadhav has recently completed his Bachelors of
Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Sinhagad college of
Engineering (affiliated to Pune University) with distinction.

 Stress on the outer surface of the valve:

1. Radial stresses:
σr = 0 MPa
2. Circumferential stresses:

 Axial stresses in the valve:

Thus from the stress calculations we can say that σ = 258

MPa (allowable stress) is more than all the stresses acting on
the inner and outer surface of the valve.

4. Conclusion

 From the above process we can see that the design

dimension (thickness) of the gate valve is within the safe
limits.

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