Effects of Transverse Baffle Design on Reducing Liquid Sloshing in Partially Filled Tank Vehicles

Longitudinal liquid sloshing in partially filled clear-bore tanks causes extensive degradation of tankers braking performance. To reduce the negative effect of longitudinal liquid sloshing on tankers, three kinds of transverse baffles were designed, namely, the conventional baffle, the circular baff...

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Published in:Mathematical Problems in Engineering 2013-01, Vol.2013 (2013), p.1-13
Main Authors: Zheng, Xue-lian, Li, Xian-sheng, Ren, Yuan-yuan, Wang, Yu-ning, Ma, Jie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Baffles
Braking
Deceleration
Design
Dimensional analysis
Engineering
Liquid sloshing
Researchers
Studies
Tankers
Time series
Vehicles
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Summary:Longitudinal liquid sloshing in partially filled clear-bore tanks causes extensive degradation of tankers braking performance. To reduce the negative effect of longitudinal liquid sloshing on tankers, three kinds of transverse baffles were designed, namely, the conventional baffle, the circular baffle, and the staggered baffle. Each kind of baffle took several forms to investigate the impact of baffle installation angle, the sizes of holes pierced on the baffle, and their arrangement on the antisloshing effect. FLUENT software was used to simulate liquid sloshing in tanks equipped with different kinds of transverse baffles and subject to constant braking deceleration. A time-series analysis of the forces act on tank walls and transverse baffles was carried out. It was drawn that the baffle shape and its installation angle have great impact on the antisloshing effect of baffles. The study on the antisloshing effect of different transverse baffles is of great significance for tank vehicle driving and braking safety, as well as for the design of optimal transverse baffles.
ISSN:1024-123X
1563-5147
DOI:10.1155/2013/130570