Effect of Baffles on the Sloshing in Road Tankers Carrying LPG: A Comparative Numerical Study

J. L. Bautista-Jacobo, E. Rodríguez-Morales, J. J. Montes-Rodríguez and H. Gámez-Cuatzín

Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2015, vol. 2015, 1-9

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This work presents a comparative numerical study of the effect of using baffles, and its design, on the behavior of sloshing in a partially filled road tanker carrying LPG. Navier-Stokes equations and standard - ε turbulence model are used to simulate fluid movement; the Volume of Fluid (VOF) method is used to track the liquid-gas interface. Velocity distributions, sloshing stabilization times, and contours of turbulent kinetic energy, which are of high importance in choosing the best design of baffles, are shown. The results show sloshing stabilization times of 22 and 21 s for road tankers with cross-shaped (Type I) and X-shaped (Type II) baffles, respectively, finding lower values of turbulent kinetic energy for Type II design, being, therefore, the best design of baffles for damping of sloshing and vehicle control among studied ones.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1155/2015/359470

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