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Simulation of nonlinear liquid sloshing under low-gravity environment

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The numerical simulation of three-dimensional large amplitude liquid sloshing under low gravity environment is discussed in this paper. The ALE (Arbitary Lagrange-Euler) kinematics description is introduced into the finite element fractional step method. The corresponding discrete numerical equations are developed by Galerkin weighted residual method afterwards. The formulations to calculate the free-surface tension are derived. Three-dimensional large amplitude fuel sloshing under low gravity environment in a cylindrical tank is simulated and some important nonlinear characteristics of three-dimensional nonlinear liquid sloshing are obtained. The numerical results are compared with experimental results and the effectiveness of the method conducted in this paper is demonstrated.

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  1. B. Yue

    Present address: Department of Applied Mechanics, Beijing Institute of Technology, 100081, Beijing, China

  2. Y. Liu

    Present address: Department of Engineering Mechanics, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 200030, Shanghai, China

  3. Z. Wang

    Present address: Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China

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    Yue, B., Liu, Y. & Wang, Z. Simulation of nonlinear liquid sloshing under low-gravity environment. Acta Mechanica 148, 231–237 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01183680

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