Simulations of vertical sloshing in a partially filled rectangular tank subjected to time-periodic excitation
Daniele Rossi
download PDFAbstract. An in-house Navier-Stokes multiphase VOF (Volume-Of-Fluid) solver is used to study sloshing phenomena in a partially filled rectangular tank subjected to vertical sinusoidal excitation. The flow dynamics is found to be significantly affected by vertical acceleration and forcing frequency. Specifically, when the acceleration is strong and the excitation frequency is low, the flow exhibits a more chaotic and three-dimensional nature. Consequently, certain properties such as the energy dissipation and the mixing efficiency of the system are poorly predicted by two-dimensional simulations in that range of parameters, making more expensive three-dimensional simulations necessary. The time history of the sloshing force and instantaneous flow visualizations are used to analyze the effects of liquid impacting on the walls on energy exchanges between the fluid and the tank. Finally, the evolution of mixing efficiency and its influence on the energy losses are discussed.
Keywords
Sloshing, Multiphase Flows, VOF Solver, Energy Dissipation
Published online 9/1/2023, 8 pages
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Published under license by Materials Research Forum LLC., Millersville PA, USA
Citation: Daniele Rossi, Simulations of vertical sloshing in a partially filled rectangular tank subjected to time-periodic excitation, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 33, pp 269-276, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644902677-39
The article was published as article 39 of the book Aerospace Science and Engineering
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