Numerically analysing liquid-cargo sloshing diminishment in partitioned rectangular tanks

This study puts forward an analysis of the influence of liquid sloshing upon oscillating vessels by means of numerical modeling. Rectangular cross-sectional tanks incorporating an open-bore and partitioned setups at 20%, 40%, and 60% fill-volume levels were implemented to establish the torque and st...

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Published in:Volume 7: CFD and FSI
Main Authors: Borg, Mitchell G., DeMarco Muscat-Fenech, Claire, Tezdogan, Tahsin, Sant, Tonio, Mizzi, Simon, Demirel, Yigit Kemal
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: ASME 2022
Subjects:
Mechanical engineering and machinery
Arctic
Online Access:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/82989/
https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/82989/1/Borg_etal_ICOOAE_2022_Numerically_analysing_liquid_cargo_sloshing_diminishment_in_partitioned_rectangular_tanks.pdf
https://doi.org/10.1115/omae2022-86100
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Summary:This study puts forward an analysis of the influence of liquid sloshing upon oscillating vessels by means of numerical modeling. Rectangular cross-sectional tanks incorporating an open-bore and partitioned setups at 20%, 40%, and 60% fill-volume levels were implemented to establish the torque and static pressure exerted solely by the fluid dynamics upon oscillation within the tanks. Through verification of dam-break dynamics, the sloshing models coupled the explicit volume-of-fluid and non-iterative time-advancement schemes within a computational fluid dynamic solver. Utilising an oscillatory frequency of 1 Hz, the resultant liquid impact reduced within the partitioned setup due to the suppression of wave dynamics.

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