sahand majidi; Mostafa Esmaili
Volume 10, Issue 2 , September 2017, , Pages 9-21
Abstract
Liquid sloshing of a partially filled container subject to surge and pitch motions isnumerically investigated using a sophisticated numerical algorithm. The algorithm isdeveloped based on the finite volume methodology and volume of fluid (VOF) technique isutilized to capture the interface evolution and ...
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Liquid sloshing of a partially filled container subject to surge and pitch motions isnumerically investigated using a sophisticated numerical algorithm. The algorithm isdeveloped based on the finite volume methodology and volume of fluid (VOF) technique isutilized to capture the interface evolution and deformation. Also, the interface capturingquality of the developed flow solver is enhanced due to its coupling to THINC interfacesharpening technique. The numerical results are validated through the comparison of theinterface deformation amplitude and the frequency with the available experimental andanalytical data for liquid sloshing caused by lateral sinusoidal accelerations withresonance and non-resonance frequencies. Moreover, liquid sloshing due to angularexcitations are studied for two different tank geometries with and without dampingbaffles. The resulting pressure oscillations of the pressure exerted on the side walls aremonitored and compared to the experimental data.
