SLOSHING IN A T-BAFFLED RECTANGULAR STORAGE TANK NUMERICAL STUDY FOR 2–D PROBLEMS

Abstract

The liquid sloshing in a moving partially filled rectangular tank with vertical and T-shape baffles is investigated. A numerical algorithm based on the volume of fluid technique VOF is used to study the non-linear behaviour of liquid sloshing. The numerical model solves the complete Navier-Stokes equations in primitive variables by using of finite difference approximations with the moving coordinate system. The ratio of the baffle height to the initial liquid depth has been changed in the range of 0 ≤ hB / h ≤ 1.0. The effect of the T-shape baffle and vertical baffle height to reach the roof of the tank have been investigated. It is observed that a vertical baffle for hB / h