JSME International Journal Series B · 2004 · 15 citations · 11 references
EngineeringMarine EngineeringOcean EngineeringComputational Fluid DynamicsComputational MechanicsFluid DynamicsExperimental Fluid MechanicsMarine HydrodynamicsNumerical Ocean SimulationShip HydrodynamicsShip Performance PredictionShock WavesCfd SimulationPropellant SloshPropellant Slosh DynamicsSloshingSloshing DynamicsSurface DeformationSurface Deformation AnalysisTank Sloshing
For the prediction of sloshing in the propellant tank of a rocket vehicle, the preliminary investigation was conducted. The flow field in the propellant tank during the ballistic flight of the vehicle was experimentally reproduced with the sub-scale model. The lateral acceleration as large as about 0.8G was provided with a mechanical exciter and the deformation of the liquid surface in the small vessel was visualized with a high-speed camera. The sloshing phenomena were also simulated with the CFD code, called CIP-LSM. The important features of surface deformation and wave breaking were successfully reproduced in the computation.
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