Numerical Study on the Sloshing Behaviors of Dual Liquid Tanks with Gas Inflow

Chen, Y. F.; Huang, C.; Yan, W. H.; He, G. P.; Zhang, S. X.

doi:10.47176/jafm.17.9.2595

Numerical Study on the Sloshing Behaviors of Dual Liquid Tanks with Gas Inflow

Document Type : Regular Article

Authors

¹ School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, North China University of Technology, Beijing 100144, China

² Ecole Polytechnique Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada

³ School of Civil Engineering, Shijiazhuang Tiedao University, Hebei 050043, China

10.47176/jafm.17.9.2595

Abstract

The finite volume method (FVM) is used to numerically investigate the sloshing behaviors of dual liquid tanks with gas inflow in this study. The sloshing process of a single liquid tank is simulated to verify the feasibility of the numerical method. Three different inlet boundary conditions are then discussed in order to obtain a reasonable gas flow rate. The sloshing process of a dual liquid tank with the gas inflow is simulated, and the effects of three different factors on the sloshing behaviors are investigated. The results indicate that the overload, flow rate, and filling ratio can affect the peak value of the impact force acting on the tank wall. The impact force is positively proportional to the overload (1G, 3G, or 5G). An increase in flow rate (50 g/s, 1000 g/s, or 5000 g/s) or a decrease in filling ratio (99.52%, 75.64%, or 63.69%) can increase the size and number of bubbles, leading to intensified sloshing behavior and increased impact force.

Keywords

Main Subjects

Multiphase and Particle-Laden Flows

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