Low-gravity liquid nonlinear sloshing analysis in a tank under pitching excitation

Under pitch excitation, the sloshing of liquid in circular cylindrical tank includes planar motion, rotary motion and rotary motion inside planar motion. The boundaries between stable motion and unstable motion depend on the radius of the tank, the liquid height, the gravitational intension, the surface tensor and the sloshing damping. In this article, the differential equations of nonlinear sloshing are built first. And by variational principle, the Lagrange function of liquid pressure is constructed in volume integration form. Then the velocity potential function is expanded in series by wave height function at the free surface. The nonlinear equations with kinematics and dynamics free surface boundary conditions through variation are derived. At last, these equations are solved by multiple-scales method. The influence of Bond number on the global stable response of nonlinear liquid sloshing in circular cylinder tank is analyzed in detail. The result indicates that the system's amplitude–frequency response changes from a ‘soft-spring’ to a ‘hard-spring’ in the planar motion with the decreasing of the Bond number, while it changes from a ‘hard-spring’ to a ‘soft-spring’ in the rotary motion. At the same time, jump, lag and other nonlinear phenomena of liquid sloshing are discovered.     

Autoparametric resonances in a structure/fluid interaction system carrying a cylindrical liquid tank

The nonlinear-coupled vibrations of an elastic structure and liquid sloshing in a cylindrical container are investigated. The behavior of the liquid surface is governed by a kind of the Mathieu equation because the structure is subjected to a vertical and sinusoidal excitation. Modal equations for liquid sloshing governing the coupled motions are derived when the natural frequency of the structure is equal to twice the natural frequency of an anti-symmetric mode of sloshing. The theoretical resonance curves are determined by using van der Pol's method. The influences of a liquid level and a detuning parameter on the theoretical resonance curves are investigated when only the excitation frequency is selected as a control parameter. The inclination of a frequency response curve depends on the liquid level. Furthermore, a small deviation of the tuning condition may cause amplitude- and phase-modulated motions and chaotic vibrations. This deviation also leads to separate the occurrence region of the coupled vibration into two regions of the excitation frequency. The theoretical resonance curves are quantitatively in agreement with the experimental data. Lastly, the amplitude- and phase-modulated motions and chaotic vibrations were observed in experiments.     

FREE-VIBRATION ANALYSIS OF LIQUID-FILLED TANK WITH BAFFLES

The natural frequencies of liquid in a liquid-filled cylindrical rigid tank without and with baffles are evaluated. An annular plate is used as a baffle, which is fitted to the inner periphery of a cylindrical tank. Both rigid and flexible baffles are considered. Finite elements are used to discretize both the liquid and the structural domain. The slosh frequencies of liquid are computed for different dimensions, thicknesses and positions of baffles, both rigid and flexible considering the circumferential wave number as one. The axisymmetric and other asymmetric modes are not studied. The results obtained for rigid baffle case are comparable with the existing results. The coupled vibration frequencies of the tank-flexible-baffle system are computed considering the effect of sloshing of liquid.     

Parameter design of a liquid-filled sloshing system

<正>The nonlinear governing equations of the liquid sloshing modals in a cylindrical storage tank are established. Through analytical analysis,the analytical expressions of the solutions of this kind of system are obtained.With different parameters,the dynamical behaviors of the solutions are different from the trivial ones.To prevent system instability,two selection principles that the stiffness equations are positive-definite and the nonlinear terms of the system are not regenerative elements are given.Meanwhile,numerical simulations are also given,which confirm the analytical results.     

Range of applicability of the linear fluid slosh theory for predicting transient lateral slosh and roll stability of tank vehicles

An analytical model is developed to study the transient lateral sloshing in horizontal cylindrical containers assuming inviscid, incompressible and irrotational flows. The model is derived by implementing the linearized free-surface boundary condition and bipolar coordinate transformation, resulting in a truncated system of linear ordinary differential equations, which is numerically solved to determine the fluid velocity potentials followed by the hydrodynamic forces and moment. The model results are compared with those obtained from the multimodal solution. The free-surface elevation and hydrodynamic coefficients are also compared with the reported experimental and analytical data as well as numerical simulations to establish validity of the model. The capability of the model for predicting non-resonant slosh is also evaluated using the critical free-surface amplitude. The model validity is further illustrated by comparing the transient liquid slosh responses of a partially filled tank subject to steady lateral acceleration characterizing a vehicle turning maneuver with those obtained from fully nonlinear CFD simulations and pendulum models. It is shown that the linear slosh model yields more accurate prediction of dynamic slosh than the pendulum models and it is significantly more computationally efficient than the nonlinear CFD model. The slosh model is subsequently applied to roll plane model of a suspended tank vehicle to study the effect of dynamic liquid slosh on steady-turning roll stability limit of the vehicle under constant and variable axle load conditions. The results suggest that the roll moment arising from the dynamic fluid slosh yields considerably lower roll stability limit of the partly-filled tank vehicle compared to that predicted from the widely reported quasi-static fluid slosh model.     

Autoparametric resonance in a structure containing a liquid,Part I: Two mode interaction

An elastic structure carrying a rigid circular cylindrical tank containing a liquid with a free surface is considered. Autoparametric coupling between a single structural freedom and the first antisymmetric sloshing mode is investigated theoretically and experimentally. Under the condition of principal internal resonance (i.e., when the structure natural frequency equals twice the liquid sloshing frequency) the response of the system is obtained by an asymptotic approximation taken to the second order. Both theoretical and experimental results show that the coupling between liquid sloshing and vertical structure vibration is rather weak.     

不同截面水槽流体参数晃动的SPH模拟

用光滑粒子流体动力学方法(SPH)对几种不同截面水槽内的流体参数晃动问题进行数值模拟.以二维矩形截面水槽为例,对其一阶正对称参数晃动过程进行分析,验证这一非线性晃动问题特征:包括水体波动特性,频率关系.对U形和圆形截面的前二阶反对称与正对称参数晃动过程进行数值模拟.结果表明:SPH方法可以有效地实现槽内流体在竖向谐振作用下的参数晃动过程.     

Sheath motion in a capacitively coupled radio frequency discharge

The sheath motion in a capacitively coupled RF discharge is highly nonlinear. The voltage waveform on a cylindrical probe placed in the sheath region is measured as a function of position and time. A circuit model of the probe-discharge system relates the observed probe voltage to the sheath motion. The equations derived from this circuit model are solved numerically with varying nonlinear sheath motions; the resulting waveforms are compared with the experimental observations to determine the actual sheath motion. The time-varying plasma potential is also determined, indirectly, from the comparison. The authors also report observation of oscillations related to the plasma frequency, whose peak harmonic component can be calculated from a single plasma model. These oscillations can be a useful plasma diagnostic for determining plasma density. The presence of these high-frequency oscillations may significantly enhance the rate of stochastic heating of electrons     

Low-dimensional models for the nonlinear vibration analysis of cylindrical shells based on a perturbation procedure and proper orthogonal decomposition

In formulating mathematical models for dynamical systems, obtaining a high degree of qualitative correctness (i.e. predictive capability) may not be the only objective. The model must be useful for its intended application, and models of reduced complexity are attractive in many cases where time-consuming numerical procedures are required. This paper discusses the derivation of discrete low-dimensional models for the nonlinear vibration analysis of thin cylindrical shells. In order to understand the peculiarities inherent to this class of structural problems, the nonlinear vibrations and dynamic stability of a circular cylindrical shell subjected to static and dynamic loads are analyzed. This choice is based on the fact that cylindrical shells exhibit a highly nonlinear behavior under both static and dynamic loads. Geometric nonlinearities due to finite-amplitude shell motions are considered by using Donnell's nonlinear shallow-shell theory. A perturbation procedure, validated in previous studies, is used to derive a general expression for the nonlinear vibration modes and the discretized equations of motion are obtained by the Galerkin method using modal expansions for the displacements that satisfy all the relevant boundary and symmetry conditions. Next, the model is analyzed via the Karhunen-Loève expansion to investigate the relative importance of each mode obtained by the perturbation solution on the nonlinear response and total energy of the system. The responses of several low-dimensional models are compared. It is shown that rather low-dimensional but properly selected models can describe with good accuracy the response of the shell up to very large vibration amplitudes.     

Natural sloshing frequencies and modes in a rectangular tank with a slat-type screen

Being installed in tanks, screens play the role of slosh-suppressing devices which may strongly change resonant sloshing frequencies and yield an extra nonlinear damping due to cross-flow resulting in either flow separation or jet flow. Employing the linear sloshing theory and domain decomposition method, we construct an accurate analytical approximation of the natural sloshing modes in a rectangular tank with a slat-type screen at the tank middle. Two-dimensional irrotational flow of an ideal incompressible liquid is assumed. Because the considered flow model does not account for flow separation and jet flow at the screen, the velocity field is locally singular at the sharp edges. The constructed solution captures this singularity. Analyzing this solution establishes a complex dependence of the natural sloshing frequencies on the solidity ratio, the number of submerged screen gaps, the liquid depth, and the position of perforated openings relative to the mean free surface. Results are compared with experimental data. Natural surface wave profiles are discussed in the context of a jump of the velocity potential at the screen and the local inflow component to the screen.     

Nonlinear analysis of cylindrical and conical hysteretic whirl motions in rotor-dynamics

The internal friction of a rotor–shaft-support system is mainly due to the shaft structural hysteresis and to some possible shrink-fit release of the assembly. The experimentation points out the destabilizing effect of the internal friction in the over-critical rotor running. Nevertheless, this detrimental influence may be efficiently counterbalanced by other external dissipative sources located in the supports or by a proper anisotropic configuration of the support stiffness. The present analysis considers a rotor–shaft system which is symmetric with respect to the mid-span and is constrained by viscous-flexible supports with different stiffness on two orthogonal planes. The cylindrical and conical whirling modes are easily uncoupled and separately analysed. The internal dissipation is modelled by nonlinear Coulombian forces and moments, which counteract the translational and rotational motion of the rotor relative to a frame rotating with the shaft ends. The nonlinear equations of motion are solved by averaging approaches of the Krylov–Bogoliubov type. In both the over-critical whirling motions, cylindrical and conical, stable limit cycles may be attained whose amplitude is as large as the external dissipation applied by the supports is low. The stiffness anisotropy of the supports may be recognised as quite beneficial for the cylindrical whirl.     

Vibration analysis of laminated cross-ply oval cylindrical shells

Here, free vibrations and transient dynamic response analyses of laminated cross-ply oval cylindrical shells are carried out. The formulation is based on higher order theory that accounts for the transverse shear and the transverse normal deformations, and includes zig-zag variation in the in-plane displacements across the thickness of the multi-layered shells. The contributions of inertia effect due to in-plane and rotary motions, and the higher order function arising from the assumed displacement models are included. The governing equations obtained using Lagrangian equations of motion are solved through finite element approach. A detailed parametric study is conducted to bring out the influence of different shell geometry, ovality parameter, lay-up and loading environment on the vibration characteristics related to different modes of vibrations of oval shell.     

Flexural and transversal wave motion in homogeneous isotropic thermoelastic plates by using asymptotic method

The present investigation is concerned with the flexural and transversal wave motion in an infinite, transversely isotropic, thermoelastic plate by asymptotic method. The governing equations for the flexural and transversal motions have been derived from the system of three-dimensional dynamical equations of linear theory of coupled thermoelasticity. The asymptotic operator plate model for free vibrations; both flexural and transversal, in a homogenous thermoelastic plate leads to fifth degree and cubic polynomial secular equations, respectively, that governs frequency and phase velocity of various possible modes of wave propagation at all wavelengths. All the coefficients of differential operator have been expressed as explicit functions of the material parameters. The velocity dispersion equations for the flexural and transversal wave motion have been deduced from the three-dimensional analog of Rayleigh-Lamb frequency equation for thermoelastic plate waves. The approximations for long and short waves and expression for group velocity have also been derived. The thermoelastic Rayleigh-Lamb frequency equations for the considered plate are expanded in power series in order to obtain polynomial frequency and velocity dispersion relations whose equivalence is established with that of asymptotic method. The dispersion curves for phase velocity, group velocity and attenuation coefficient of various flexural and transversal wave modes are shown graphically for aluminum-epoxy material elastic and thermoelastic plates.     

A numerical study of three-dimensional liquid sloshing in tanks

A numerical model NEWTANK (Numerical Wave TANK) has been developed to study three-dimensional (3-D) non-linear liquid sloshing with broken free surfaces. The numerical model solves the spatially averaged Navier–Stokes equations, which are constructed on a non-inertial reference frame having arbitrary six degree-of-freedom (DOF) of motions, for two-phase flows. The large-eddy-simulation (LES) approach is adopted to model the turbulence effect by using the Smagorinsky sub-grid scale (SGS) closure model. The two-step projection method is employed in the numerical solutions, aided by the Bi-CGSTAB technique to solve the pressure Poisson equation for the filtered pressure field. The second-order accurate volume-of-fluid (VOF) method is used to track the distorted and broken free surface. Laboratory experiments are conducted for both 2-D and 3-D non-linear liquid sloshing in a rectangular tank. A linear analytical solution of 3-D liquid sloshing under the coupled surge and sway excitation is also developed in this study. The numerical model is first validated against the available analytical solution and experimental data for 2-D liquid sloshing of both inviscid and viscous fluids. The validation is further extended to 3-D liquid sloshing. The numerical results match with the analytical solution when the excitation amplitude is small. When the excitation amplitude is large where sloshing becomes highly non-linear, large discrepancies are developed between the numerical results and the analytical solutions, the former of which, however, agree well with the experimental data. Finally, as a demonstration, a violent liquid sloshing with broken free surfaces under six DOF excitations is simulated and discussed.     

Sloshing in partially filled liquid containers—Numerical and experimental study for 2-D problems

This paper deals with the numerical and experimental studies of sloshing of liquid in partially filled prismatic containers subjected to external excitation. Meshless local Petrov-Galerkin (MLPG) method is used for computing the nonlinear sloshing response of liquid in a two-dimensional rigid prismatic tank. At every instant of time, velocity potential is computed at each node and the nodal positions are updated. A local symmetric weak form (LSWF) for nonlinear sloshing of liquid is developed, and a truly meshless method, based on LSWF and moving least squares (MLS) approximation, is presented for the solution of Laplace equation with the requisite boundary conditions. An experimental set-up is also designed to study the behavior of liquid sloshing in partially filled prismatic tank. The resulting slosh heights for various excitation frequencies and amplitudes are compared with the data obtained from the numerical studies. The numerical results are close to that obtained experimentally and little variations in the data are due to ineptness of the experimental set-up and the input parameters.     

Transient sloshing in half-full horizontal elliptical tanks under lateral excitation

A semi-analytical mathematical model is developed to study the transient liquid sloshing characteristics in half-full horizontal cylindrical containers of elliptical cross section subjected to arbitrary lateral external acceleration. The problem solution is achieved by employing the linear potential theory in conjunction with conformal mapping, resulting in linear systems of ordinary differential equations which are truncated and then solved numerically by implementing Laplace transform technique followed by Durbin's numerical inversion scheme. A ramp-step function is used to simulate the lateral acceleration excitation during an idealized turning maneuver. The effects of tank aspect ratio, excitation input time, and baffle configuration on the resultant sloshing characteristics are examined. Limiting cases are considered and good agreements with available analytic and numerical solutions as well as experimental data are obtained.     

Three-dimensional modelling and dynamic analysis of an automatic ball balancer in an optical disk drive

Dynamic behaviours and stability of an automatic ball balancer (ABB) in an optical disk drive are analyzed based on the proposed three-dimensional dynamic model. For dynamic analysis, the feeding deck with the ball balancer and a spindle motor is modelled as a rigid body with six degrees of freedom. The nonlinear equations of motion are derived using Lagrange's equation in order to describe the translational and rotational motions of the system. From the derived nonlinear equations, the linearized equations of motion in the neighbourhood of a balanced equilibrium position are obtained by the perturbation method. These equations are coupled, linear, differential equations with time-dependent periodic coefficients, from which the stability of the system is analyzed by using the Floquet theory. Finally, the time responses are computed to verify the results of the stability analysis, and to investigate the balancing performance of the ABB.     

Linear and nonlinear 2D finite element analysis of sloshing modes and pressures in rectangular tanks subject to horizontal harmonic motions

The influence of nonlinear wave theory on the sloshing natural periods and their modal pressure distributions are investigated for rectangular tanks under the assumption of two-dimensional behavior. Natural periods and mode shapes are computed and compared for both linear wave theory (LWT) and nonlinear wave theory (NLWT) models, using the finite element package ABAQUS. Linear wave theory is implemented in an acoustic model, whereas a plane strain problem with large displacements is used in NLWT. Pressure distributions acting on the tank walls are obtained for the first three sloshing modes using both linear and nonlinear wave theory. It is found that the nonlinearity does not have significant effects on the natural sloshing periods. For the sloshing pressures on the tank walls, different distributions were found using linear and nonlinear wave theory models. However, in all cases studied, the linear wave theory conservatively estimated the magnitude of the pressure distribution, whereas larger pressures resultant heights were obtained when using the nonlinear theory. It is concluded that the nonlinearity of the surface wave does not have major effects in the pressure distribution on the walls for rectangular tanks.     

FREE VIBRATION ANALYSIS OF BAFFLED LIQUID-STORAGE TANKS BY THE STRUCTURAL-ACOUSTIC FINITE ELEMENT FORMULATION

In fluid-structure interaction systems, baffles as a dynamic damping device are being widely used to suppress the fluid sloshing motion. Meanwhile, natural and dynamic behaviors of such systems are significantly influenced by the baffle parameters, such as the baffle number, the installation location, the inner-hole diameter and the liquid fill height. This paper intends to numerically investigate the parametric eigen characteristics, by the coupled structural-acoustic finite element method (FEM), of baffled cylindrical liquid-storage tank. According to the symmetric two-field formulation, a test FEM program is developed, in which the reduced integration for avoiding the shear and membrane locking and the modified shear correction factor as well as degenerated 8- and 6-node shell elements and 3-D trilinear acoustic elements are used. Through the comparison with the available analytic solutions of no-baffled axisymmetric tank, the validity of the test program and theoretical work is verified. Next, with the verified test FEM program, various combinations of major baffle parameters are intensively examined, in order for the parametric baffle effects on the natural frequency of baffled tanks.     

Self-induced rotary sloshing caused by an upward round jet in a cylindrical container

Jet-induced rotary sloshing of a Newtonian fluid in a partially filled cylindrical container is numerically and experimentally visualized to investigate a flow pattern inside the rotary sloshing wave. Visualization techniques employed in this study include Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV). Result for the sloshing period is compared with the theoretical result of a small time-harmonic irrotational flow of an inviscid and incompressible fluid, and several results for 3D view of the rotary sloshing and the velocity vector in the vertical and horizontal cross-sections are given.