Simulation of Three Dimensional Liquid-Sloshing Models using C++ Open Source Code CFD Software

Authors

  • Ekachai Chaichanasiri Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand.
  • Chakrit Suvanjumrat Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand.

Keywords:

computational fl uid dynamics (CFD), finite volume, Volume of Fluid (VOF) method, sloshing, open field operation and manipulation (OpenFOAM)

Abstract

The open source computational fl uid dynamic (CFD) codes—open fi eld operation and manipulation (OpenFOAM)—were developed to simulate the three dimensional sloshing of liquid inside moving rectangular tanks. Equations governing the two-phases of fl uid were used in these simulations and the Volume of Fluid method was used to capture the free surface of the liquid sloshing. The fi nite volume method was used to solve these problems. The solutions of the simulations were validated using experiment results based on the free surface height and the pressure developed on the wall of the tanks. It was found that the average error of the surface height and the pressure obtained from the simulations were 2.33% and 6.65%, respectively.

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Published

2012-12-31

How to Cite

Chaichanasiri , Ekachai, and Chakrit Suvanjumrat. 2012. “Simulation of Three Dimensional Liquid-Sloshing Models Using C++ Open Source Code CFD Software”. Agriculture and Natural Resources 46 (6). Bangkok, Thailand:978-95. https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/anres/article/view/243016.

Issue

Vol. 46 No. 6 (2012): November-December

Section

Research Article

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