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Chinese Journal of Engineering Design  2026, Vol. 33 Issue (1): 117-129    DOI: 10.3785/j.issn.1006-754X.2026.05.162
Optimization Design     
Optimization design and experimental study of gas control valve with low torque
Guang'ao LIU1(),Yinglong CHEN1(),Changmin LUO2,Bo YAN1,Fei GAO1
1.College of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China
2.AECC Guizhou Honglin Aviation Power Control Technology Limited Company, Guiyang 551522, China
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Abstract  

To address the high torque issue of gas control valves during opening and closing, a multi-factor analysis and structural optimization design study is conducted, and a low-torque optimization approach integrating topology optimization, response surface methodology, and non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II (NSGA-II) is proposed. By establishing a theoretical opening/closing torque model of the control valve, it was clarified that mechanical friction torque was the dominant influencing factor, and the coupling effect of medium-induced force, spring preload, and Glyd ring compression ratio on torque and sealing performance was analyzed in detail. In the structural optimization process, the valve seat shape was reconstructed through topology optimization to reduce the effective medium-acting area and frictional resistance. Subsequently, a multi-objective optimization model with mechanical friction torque and leakage rate as objectives was constructed based on the response surface regression model, and the torque and sealing performance were simultaneously optimized by combining the NSGA-II. The experimental results showed that under a medium pressure of 5.2 MPa, the mechanical friction torque of the optimized control valve was reduced by 71.8%, validating the accuracy and feasibility of the proposed optimization approach. The research results provide a theoretical basis for high-performance design and localization of gas control valves.



Key wordsgas control valve      low torque      topology optimization      response surface methodology      non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II     
Received: 10 July 2025      Published: 01 March 2026
CLC:  TH 134  
Corresponding Authors: Yinglong CHEN     E-mail: lga13723908272@163.com;chenyinglong@dlmu.edu.cn
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Guang'ao LIU,Yinglong CHEN,Changmin LUO,Bo YAN,Fei GAO. Optimization design and experimental study of gas control valve with low torque. Chinese Journal of Engineering Design, 2026, 33(1): 117-129.

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燃气调节阀低扭矩优化设计及试验研究

针对燃气调节阀启闭过程中的高扭矩问题,开展多因素分析与结构优化设计研究,提出了结合拓扑优化、响应面法与非支配排序遗传算法II的低扭矩优化方法。通过建立调节阀启闭扭矩理论模型,明确了机械摩擦扭矩为主要影响因素,并重点分析了介质作用力、弹簧预紧力和格莱圈压缩率对扭矩与密封性能的耦合效应。在结构优化中,通过拓扑优化对阀座形态进行了重构,以减小有效的介质作用面积,降低摩擦阻力;随后,基于响应面回归模型构建了以机械摩擦扭矩和泄漏量为目标的多目标优化模型,并结合非支配排序遗传算法II实现了扭矩与密封性能的协同优化。试验结果表明:在5.2 MPa介质压力下,优化后调节阀的机械摩擦扭矩降低了71.8%,验证了所提出优化方法的准确性与可行性。研究结果为燃气调节阀的高性能设计与国产化奠定了理论基础。


关键词: 燃气调节阀,  低扭矩,  拓扑优化,  响应面法,  非支配排序遗传算法II 
Fig.1 Overall structure of gas control valve
Fig.2 Valve stem sealing structure
Fig.3 Assembly of metering module
Fig.4 Sealing structure of gas control valve
Fig.5 Internal flow passage of gas control valve
Fig.6 Pressure distribution cloud maps of flow passage under different valve core openings
Fig.7 Flow-induced torque under different valve core openings
Fig.8 Gas control valve test bench
Fig.9 Low-torque optimization flow of gas control valve
Fig.10 Valve seat structure optimization process
Fig.11 Stress distribution of valve seat before optimization
Fig.12 Stress distribution of valve seat after optimization
设计变量下限中心值上限
阀座前后端面积差A/mm20129258
弹簧预紧力B/N200250300
格莱圈压缩率C/%1012.515
Table 1 Range of design variable values
Fig.13 Valve seats with different front and rear end areas
试验序号A/mm2B/NC/%Tm/(N·m)Lr/(L/min)
112925012.56.170
212925012.56.820
3025010.03.675.80
412930015.09.870
512930010.06.810.60
625830012.517.280
725825010.015.340.80
812920010.05.671.32
9030012.54.845.00
1012920015.08.481.20
11025015.04.326.45
12020012.53.128.20
1312925012.56.560
1425820012.516.761.00
1525825015.021.870
Table 2 Response surface experiment scheme design and results
方差来源均方自由度离差平方和FP
模型470.95952.33149.35<0.000 1
A382.261382.261 090.9<0.000 1
B2.8312.838.080.036 1
C21.32121.3260.850.000 6
AB0.360 010.360 01.030.357 3
AC8.6418.6424.670.004 2
BC0.016 910.016 90.048 20.834 9
A253.53153.53152.77<0.000 1
B20.166 710.166 70.475 90.521 0
C23.7913.7910.800.021 8
残差1.7550.350 4
失拟度1.4530.484 53.250.244 3
总离差472.7014
决定系数0.996 3
调整系数0.989 6
Table 3 Variance analysis results of response surface regression model for mechanical friction torque
方差来源均方自由度离差平方和FP
模型111.06912.3483.33<0.000 1
A70.39170.39475.33<0.000 1
B4.6714.6731.510.002 5
C0.110 510.110.745 90.427 3
AB1.2111.218.170.035 5
AC0.469 210.469 23.170.135 2
BC0.0610.060.405 30.552 3
A233.84133.84228.54<0.000 1
B21.0111.016.810.047 7
C20.240 110.240 11.620.258 9
残差0.740 450.148 1
失拟度0.740 430.246 8
总离差111.8014
决定系数0.993 4
调整系数0.981 5
Table 4 Variance analysis results of response surface regression model for leakage rate
Fig.14 Response surfaces for mechanical friction torque and leakage rate of gas control valve
参数数值
种群数量100
最大迭代次数300
交叉概率0.8
函数容差1×10-4
变异概率0.1
Table 5 Relevant parameters of NSGA-II
Fig.15 Pareto optimal solution set for mechanical friction torque and leakage rate
方案A/mm2B/NC/%

Tm/

(N·m)

Lr/

(L/min)

1137.23239.9212.236.640
2129.96252.8111.676.120
3124.34263.1311.746.010
Table 6 Candidate optimization schemes for gas control valve
Fig.16 Optimized valve seat structure
Fig.17 Comparison of mechanical friction torque of gas control valve before and after optimization
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