Dynamic Analysis of Fuel Tank

Abstract The aim of this paper is the examination of the dynamic of fluid in tank. Dynamic fluid analysis will be performed by finite element method (FEM). As a tool for FEM analysis will serve the commercial software ANSYS Workbench FLUENT, which is often used in technical practice because of its fast and effective means of FEM model creation. A case study of a fuel tank partially filled with fluid was simulated in this paper using Volume of Fluid (VOF) multiphase model. In this paper, a part of the project which aims to develop a computer aided methodology for developing/designing of the fuel tanks based on static and dynamic analysis is presented. Further research can be undertaken in improving the optimum configuration and dimensions of the baffles in order to further reduce the sloshing in the fuel tank.