Table 2
Comparing change in frustum area with change in gas throughput.
| Case # | Seat type | PBD (meter) | PTD (meter) | Ball diameter (meter) | Stem travel (meter) | Frustum area (meter2) | % Increase in frustum area | % Fully open | Gas throughput (SCM/s) | % Increase in gas throughput |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Modified Design | 0.0048 | 0.0127 | 0.0143 | 0.0014 | 2.7993E-05 | 1 | 157 | 0.1337 | 4 |
| 2 | 0.0048 | 0.0111 | 0.0051 | 2.8380E-05 | 159 | 0.1386 | ||||
| 3 | 0.0064 | 0.0143 | 0.0013 | 2.6252E-05 | 7 | 83 | 0.1917 | 26 | ||
| 4 | 0.0064 | 0.0111 | 0.0056 | 2.8058E-05 | 89 | 0.2415 | ||||
| 5 | 0.0079 | 0.0143 | 0.0014 | 2.8638E-05 | -2 | 58 | 0.2160 | 75 | ||
| 6 | 0.0079 | 0.0111 | 0.0064 | 2.7929E-05 | 56 | 0.3769 | ||||
| 7 | 0.0095 | 0.0143 | 0.0014 | 2.8380E-05 | -4 | 40 | 0.2140 | 179 | ||
| 8 | 0.0095 | 0.0111 | 0.0078 | 2.7219E-05 | 38 | 0.5971 | ||||
| 9 | Optimized Design | 0.0064 | 0.0143 | 0.0017 | 3.5024E-05 | -17 | 111 | 0.2134 | 16 | |
| 10 | 0.0064 | 0.0111 | 0.0070 | 2.9213E-05 | 92 | 0.2465 | ||||
| 11 | 0.0079 | 0.0143 | 0.0016 | 3.3218E-05 | -15 | 67 | 0.2307 | 54 | ||
| 12 | 0.0079 | 0.0111 | 0.0078 | 2.8187E-05 | 57 | 0.3549 | ||||
| 13 | 0.0095 | 0.0143 | 0.0017 | 3.3605E-05 | -19 | 47 | 0.2402 | 84 | ||
| 14 | 0.0095 | 0.0111 | 0.0078 | 2.7090E-05 | 38 | 0.4428 |