Application of rapid prototyping and computational fluid dynamics in the development of water flow regulating valves

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 828-835

  Ramanath, H S ^a   Chua, C K ^b  

^a SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Product development; Rapid prototyping; Water flow regulating valve

Indexed keywords

FLOW RATE; FUNCTIONAL MODELS; WATER FLOW; WATER FLOW REGULATING VALVE;

FLOW OF FLUIDS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RAPID PROTOTYPING; WATER HEATERS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 33750003991     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-005-0119-5     Document Type: Article

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