Automation of Simulation Based Design Validation and Reporting of a Valve Family

Abstract Valves are mechanical devices for controlling fluid-flow in pipes of different diameter and service pressures used in several industry sectors. Most demanding industry sectors add custom design requirements and require product validation reports many times even before placing valve purchase orders of varying quantities. Therefore, customer and valve developer requirements must be made compatible, design reliably completed and a design validation report created, all as soon as possible. In order to respond to these market constraints, complete valve design process from product planning to product design and validation delivery must be optimized. This paper reports a 96% time reduction in Simulation Based Design validation and reporting tasks obtained by applying Design Automation in a company that develops valves for this market. Additionally, the architecture and most remarkable features of the Simulation Based Design validation and reporting automation are described.