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Finite element computation and experimental validation of sloshing in rectangular tanks

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Finite element computation and experimental validation of sloshing in rectangular tanks near the primary and secondary resonance modes are presented. In particular, 2D free-surface evolution is studied. The computational analysis is based on solving the Navier-Stokes equations of incompressible flows with a monolithic solver that includes a stabilized formulation and a Lagrangian tracking technique for updating the free surface. The time-dependent behavior of the numerical and experimental wave heights at different control points are compared, where the experimental data is collected using ultrasonic sensors and a shake table that controls the motion of the rectangular container.

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The support provided by the Chilean Council for Research and Technology CONICYT (FONDECYT Project No. 1095028), DICYT-VRID-USACH, Asociación de Universidades del Grupo Montevideo (AUGM, Programa de movilidad docente), and Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Técnica (ANPCyT, Grants PICT-1141/2007 and PICT-2492/2010), are gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Universidad de Santiago de Chile USACH, Av. Bdo. O Higgins 3363, Santiago, Chile

    Marcela A. Cruchaga & Ricardo S. Reinoso

  2. CIMEC, INTEC—Universidad Nacional del Litoral y CONICET, Santa Fe, Argentina

    Mario A. Storti

  3. Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica y Metalúrgica, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile PUC, Av. Vicuña Mackenna 4400, Santiago, Chile

    Diego J. Celentano

  4. Mechanical Engineering, Rice University, MS 321, Houston, TX,  77005, USA

    Tayfun E. Tezduyar

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Cruchaga, M.A., Reinoso, R.S., Storti, M.A. et al. Finite element computation and experimental validation of sloshing in rectangular tanks. Comput Mech 52, 1301–1312 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-013-0877-0

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