Sloshing occurs in fractionally-filled containers that undergoes
accelerated motion. It is a phenomenon of fluid-structure interaction. A study
of a rectangular fuel tank filled with kerosene was simulated in this paper
using Volume of Fluid (VOF) multiphase model. Simulations compared the
velocity, turbulence and wall shear stress in the tank by varying the baffle
heights. CFD analysis was carried out using a commercial finite volume package
ANSYS FLUENT 16.0. The tank was set into motion by giving an acceleration of
9.81 m/s2 in the Z direction. It was found from the CFD simulations that the
sloshing in the fuel tank was significantly reduced with the introduction of
baffles in the fuel tank. The damping effect of the baffles was clearly visible
in the tank with baffles that is 50% of its total height from the obtained
results. Further research can be undertaken by introducing holes and by varying
the size of the holes in the baffles in order to further reduce the sloshing in
the fuel tank. - See more at:
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