Numerical Study on Sloshing Characteristics with Reynolds Number Variation in a Rectangular Tank

A study on sloshing characteristics in a rectangular tank, which is horizontally excited with a specific range of the Reynolds number, is approached numerically. The nonlinearity of sloshing flow is confirmed by comparing it with the linear solution based on the potential theory, and the time series results of the sloshing pressure are analyzed by Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) algorithm. Then, the pressure fluctuation phenomena are mainly observed and the magnitude of the amplitude spectrum is compared. The results show that, when the impact pressure is generated, large pressure fluctuation in a pressure cycle is observed, and the effects of the frequencies of integral multiples when the fundamental frequency appears dominantly in the sloshing flow.

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