Investigation of Erosion Corrosion Caused by Drinking Water in the Faucet with Computational Fluid Dynamics

Authors

  • Kadir Gok Department of Biomedical Engineering, Engineering and Architecture Faculty, İzmir Bakircay University, Izmir, Turkey
  • H. Deniz Ada Chemical Technologies, Kütahya Vocational School of Technical Sciences, Kütahya Dumlupinar University, Kutahya, Turkey
  • Mehmet Erdem Mechanical and Metal Technologies, Kütahya Vocational School of Technical Sciences, Kütahya Dumlupinar University, Kutahya, Turkey
  • Arif Gök Department of Industrial Design, Architecture Faculty, Kütahya Dumlupinar University, Kutahya, Turkey
  • Kıvanç Topçuoğlu Department of Construction Technology, Ula Ali Koçman Vocational High School, Muğla University, Muğla, Turkey
  • M. Ali Alkan Department of Electricity and Energy, Ula Ali Koçman Vocational High School, Muğla University, Muğla, Turkey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30564/jmmr.v6i1.5217

Abstract

In this study, the reason for erosion-corrosion of drinking or mains water in the faucet was investigated by computational fluid dynamics. Pipes used in homes, the service sector, and industry are responsible for transporting different types of fluids from one place to another. Considering the faucet design, the SolidWorks program was used for 3D studies. In-faucet flow analyses were performed using Ansys Fluent, a computational fluid dynamics program based on the finite volume method. In the analyses, lime particles were chosen. At the end of the analysis, the amount of erosion in the faucet was obtained.

Keywords:

Faucet, Erosion corrosion, CFD, Simulation

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Gok, K., Ada, H. D., Erdem, M., Gök, A., Topçuoğlu, K., & Alkan, M. A. (2023). Investigation of Erosion Corrosion Caused by Drinking Water in the Faucet with Computational Fluid Dynamics. Journal of Metallic Material Research, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.30564/jmmr.v6i1.5217

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