VOF or not for sloshing of a full tank?

January 12, 2006, 15:47

Assume a 2D cylindrical tank filled with air/water and it harmonically oscillates about the center. I can succesfully simulate sloshing inside of a it when there is an air/water interface. However, what if the tank is 100% filled with water? Are the steps the same for the VOF? I don't know why this is baffling me. Any suggestions would be much appreciated!

January 15, 2006, 02:51

If as you say the tank is filled with 100% water, then there is no sloshing at all, it moves as a solid body

prassana.dude · August 17, 2011, 03:24

i want to kw abt fuel tank CFD analysis.

shaoda169 · August 17, 2011, 06:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ahmed
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If as you say the tank is filled with 100% water, then there is no sloshing at all, it moves as a solid body

yes, to use the vof model, you must ensure there is at least one interface in the computational domain.

January 12, 2006, 15:47	VOF or not for sloshing of a full tank?	#1
Brian Guest Posts: n/a	Assume a 2D cylindrical tank filled with air/water and it harmonically oscillates about the center. I can succesfully simulate sloshing inside of a it when there is an air/water interface. However, what if the tank is 100% filled with water? Are the steps the same for the VOF? I don't know why this is baffling me. Any suggestions would be much appreciated!

January 15, 2006, 02:51	Re: VOF or not for sloshing of a full tank?	#2
Ahmed Guest Posts: n/a	If as you say the tank is filled with 100% water, then there is no sloshing at all, it moves as a solid body

August 17, 2011, 03:24	Fuel tanf cfd	#3
prassana.dude New Member Prasad Joshi Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pune Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	i want to kw abt fuel tank CFD analysis.

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