Numerical Simulation on the Sloshing Characteristics of Gasliquid Flow in Cargo Tank and Anti-sloshing Methods

Abstract

With the rapid development of society, the demand for liquid carrier ships and vehicles is increasing rapidly. Under the action of external load, the liquid in the tank would move relative to different degrees and produce hydrodynamic pressure on the local part of the liquid bulkhead, which will cause local damage or complete destruction of the structure, and then lead to leakage or other safety accidents. In this paper, computational fluid dynamics method is used to simulate the sloshing characteristics of the liquid in the cargo tank, and the instantaneous characteristic data of the free surface displacement fluctuation of the sloshing liquid are monitored. Through the pressure acquisition system, the hydrodynamic pressure distribution acting on the side wall of the cargo tank under external excitation is obtained. Through the free surface displacement fluctuation and the maximum hydrodynamic pressure acting on the side wall, the severity of liquid sloshing in cargo tank under external excitation is evaluated. The effects of different baffle combinations on liquid sloshing in cargo tanks are studied and discussed. The effects of baffles with holes on liquid sloshing are also discussed.