Redesign and analysis of a thermostat valve using CFD

Design and manufacturing aspects for computer-aided design (CAD) with reverse engineering concept, illustrated by a real time working component of a Maruthi Alto vehicle’s thermostat valve which is made up of aluminium alloy. The main objective of this study is to redesign a thermostat valve to improve engines’ life. This process involves reconstruction of thermostat valve whose dimensions were initially measured using the coordinate measuring machine (CMM). The dimensions were re-modified using 123D-Design software and then analysed by CFD. This modified design of the component was converted to STL format which was then made to a prototype using a 3D Printer. The final prototype of the thermostat valve was redesigned and set to 300K which was found to be lesser than that of the existing model that is 325K.