Influence of excitation frequency on slosh-induced impact pressures of liquefied natural gas tanks |
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Authors: | Zhong-hua Cai De-yu Wang Zhe Li |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Marine Environment and Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
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Abstract: | Liquid sloshing phenomena in No. 2 tank of 140 km3 liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers have been studied numerically and experimentally. The scale of the model tank was selected
as 1/55.9. Roll and pitch motions were tested. For measuring impact pressures, seventeen pressure sensors were installed on
the tank model. A large number of excitation frequencies and filling heights were investigated. The experimental results showed
that when the frequency of tank motion is close to the natural frequency of fluid inside the tank, large impact pressures
may be caused. Resonance frequencies and maximum impact pressures of different filling height were presented. Among all the
experimental situations, the maximum impact pressure always occurs at the place near 70% height of tank where should be especially
concerned. A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model was developed to simulate the sloshing in the tank. The model was based
on the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations, with a standard κ-ɛ turbulence model. The volume of fluid (VOF) method was used to predict free surface elevations. Dynamic mesh technique was
used to update the volume mesh. Computations for pressure time histories and peak pressures were compared to experimental
results. Good agreement was observed. |
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