Characterization of Liquid Sloshing in U-Shaped Container with Submerged Cylinder to be Used as Dampers for Structural Vibration Control
Publication: Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
Volume 27, Issue 1
Abstract
This study investigates the effects of a submerged cylinder on the sloshing responses in a partially filled U-shaped container. The movable cylinder is placed at the horizontal portion of a U-shaped container, which can move along with the liquid. This study further investigates the vibration control capability of the system for long period structures under dynamic loads. Besides experimental study, to understand the dynamic characteristics of the system, numerical simulations are also carried out on an ANSYS version 18.0 (FLUENT) platform using a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) framework. The fluid flow inside the container is modeled using the volume of fluid (VOF) method. The variation of sloshing induced interface movement with the cylinder’s length and diameter is studied. It is found that an increase in the cylinder’s length or diameter increases the overall damping capability of the container. In addition, as a damper in reducing response of a single degree of freedom (SDOF) structural frame under harmonic and earthquake loads, the device shows great efficiency.
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Some or all data, computational model, MATLAB code generated, or experimental, used during the study are proprietary or confidential and may only be provided with restrictions.
Acknowledgments
The author acknowledges the facilities provided by the Department of Civil Engineering IIT Kharagpur for conducting the experimental work and to his fellow colleague Mr. Soumya Gorai for his help and suggestions. The author is thankful to the Chief Editor and Associate Editor for their valuable comments during the review of the manuscript. This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
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