Flow works, Solidworks simulation project!

Here are some screenshots from a recent simulation project I have been working on. I used the flow works add on in Solidworks to simulate the pressure and velocity of water flowing though some pipes I designed and a ball valve. The pipes reduce in size from 50mm to 25mm and then from 25mm to 12mm. I ran two simulations to see the differences between when the valve is completely open to when it is open at 45°. This is very much just practice at the moment and I'm just trying to get comfortable using the software. Solidworks also allows the user to print of a detailed report on each simulation, model images can be added and it is also fully editable in word.

Lids where created at the end of pipe, computational domain and fluid subdomain was set in between these, gravity was added at -9.81 on the Y axis, inlet water velocity was set at 2m/s, outlet was set to the environmental pressure, goals where set for dynamic pressure and velocity, I then run each test.

Velocity trajectories visual, valve open at 45°

Velocity trajectories visual, valve open at 45°

Velocity trajectories visual, valve open

Cut plot showing pressure (Valve open)

50mm to 25mm reduction pipeated using Solidworks

50mm to 25mm redution pipe

25mm to 12mm Reduction Pipe