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Application of the VOF method to the sloshing of a fluid in a partially filled cylindrical container
Author(s) -
Partom I. S.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
international journal for numerical methods in fluids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1097-0363
pISSN - 0271-2091
DOI - 10.1002/fld.1650070602
Subject(s) - volume of fluid method , container (type theory) , slosh dynamics , free surface , work (physics) , inertia , mechanics , motion (physics) , computational fluid dynamics , perfect fluid , transient (computer programming) , fluid motion , classical mechanics , physics , mathematics , computer science , engineering , mechanical engineering , thermodynamics , breakup , operating system
In a previous work we solved numerically the steady‐state motion of an ideal fluid that fills a moving cylindrical container with partitions, and were able to compute the equivalent moments of inertia. Here we extend this work in two steps. First we introduce time dependence and then free surfaces, and are able to compute the transient motion of the fluid not filling the container. The main body of the work has to do with the treatment of free surfaces. Our approach is an extention to three dimensions of the volume of fluid method of Hirt and Nichols. The solution algorithm is outlined, and two examples that demonstrate its capability are presented.