Liquid sloshing in containers : its utilisation and control

Sloshing is the oscillation of a contained liquid. In the first part of this thesis, the interaction between liquid sloshing and a mechanical oscillator has been exploited to control resonant vibrations of the oscillator. A deep-liquid-level sloshing absorber is presented as a practical alternative to the damped tuned absorber. In addition, a numerical simulation procedure is introduced as a computer aided design tool. The objective of the second part of this thesis is to control sloshing. Baffles cantilevered from the sides of tanks have shown effective sloshing control, provided that the volume of liquid remains approximately constant. Alternatively, a simple floating control device consisting of two plates in a dumb-bell arrangement has shown effective control at varying liquid levels.

Name dc:type.qualificationname

phd

Level dc:type.qualificationlevel

doctoral

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Victoria University of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2000

Author dc:creator

• Anderson, Jeremy Graeme

• School of Engineering and Science
• 0913 Mechanical Engineering

Language dc:language

en