SPH modeling of sway-sloshing notion in a partially filled rectangular tank

M. Ozbulut, M. Yildiz, O. Goren

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Abstract

In this work, a two dimensional sway-sloshing for a partially filled rectangular tank is modeled by solving Euler's equation of motion utilizing Weakly Compressible Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (WCSPH) method. A special treatment is introduced for the free surface particles which is an hybrid combination of Monaghan's [1] XSPH velocity variant algorithm with updated velocities (VXSPH) and artificial particle displacement (APD) algorithm [2]. The hybrid treatment presented here provides an artificial surface tension force for free surface particles thereby impeding the escape of individual particles from the free surface and keeping these particle being attached to the free surface. The time histories of free surface elevations on the left side wall of the rectangular tank are compared with experimental and numerical results available in the literature. It is shown that the VXSPH+APD treatment significantly improves the accuracy of the numerical simulations for violent flows with a free surface and lead to the results which are in very good agreement with experimental and numerical findings of the literature.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication11th International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics 2013, ICNAAM 2013
Pages124-127
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Event11th International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics 2013, ICNAAM 2013 - Rhodes, Greece
Duration: 21 Sept 201327 Sept 2013

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1558
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference11th International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics 2013, ICNAAM 2013
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityRhodes
Period21/09/1327/09/13

Keywords

  • SPH
  • particle methods
  • sway-sloshing
  • violent free-surface flows

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