Research Article

Unsteady Analyses of a Control Valve due to Fluid-Structure Coupling

Table 1

Natural frequencies of the plug assembly of the control valve.

Valve openingOrderNatural frequency without
coupling (Hz)
Natural frequency with
coupling (Hz)
Ratio (%)

25%189.82279.901−11.1
21158.61158.40.0
33387.13387.30.0
43388.03388.30.0
56221.66221.30.0

50%1107.84100.32−7.0
21347.51347.80.0
33979.93980.10.0
43981.73982.50.0
58549.48552.30.0

75%1145.56140.10−3.8
21668.31669.00.0
34375.84376.00.0
44376.74376.50.0
59899.19899.30.0