MPS方法数值模拟液舱晃荡问题

基于无网格粒子法MPS方法(moving particle semi-implicit method)研究了液舱晃荡问题。针对二维矩形液舱晃荡问题进行了数值验证,结果表明MPS方法能够很好地计算晃荡产生的拍击压力。同时将MPS方法应用到带隔板的液舱晃荡问题计算中,分析了二维和三维带隔板液舱晃荡问题。计算结果表明:隔板的存在很大程度地限制了流体的水平运动,隔板附近出现了自由面的翻卷、破碎和融合现象,MPS方法能够很好地模拟这些流动现象。计算得到的波高与实验测得的波高吻合较好,表明MPS方法模拟带隔板的晃荡问题具有一定的可靠性。     

考虑晃荡效应的独立B型LNG液舱结构多目标优化

独立B型LNG液舱内部设置舱壁板材及多种桁材,有效缓解了液舱晃荡效应。针对晃荡载荷下的独立B型LNG液舱结构多目标优化,利用规范中的公式计算晃荡载荷,并引入液舱晃荡系数,以期综合反映液舱内部构件对晃荡特性的影响,在此基础上进一步建立以液舱结构重量和液舱晃荡系数为目标的多目标优化模型,采用多目标遗传算法(NCGA),计算得到改进的独立B型LNG液舱结构设计方案。     

FLNG液舱晃荡压力影响因素及安全性评估研究

针对大型浮式液化天然气储卸生产装置FLNG的液舱晃荡压力变化特征,在深水试验池中开展带液舱模型的FLNG水池模型试验研究。通过试验,获得了FLNG在风浪流联合作用下的浮体六自由度运动,以及相应的液面高度变化数据。通过液舱的液面高度变化数据,提出平液面假设,并在此基础上,求得液舱晃荡引起的舱壁压力变化结果。研究中进一步讨论了液舱晃荡压力的影响因素,并将试验数据与CCS船级社规范计算结果进行对比,为FLNG液舱晃荡压力引起的结构安全性评估提供技术支持。     

三维弹性侧壁液舱内液体晃动波面的实验研究

通过物理模型实验,对弹性侧壁液舱和刚性液舱内液体晃荡问题进行了研究。由于流固耦合的影响,弹性侧壁液舱内液体晃荡的最低阶固有频率稍小于同尺寸的刚性液舱内液体晃荡的最低阶固有频率。液舱模型处于纵向简谐激励作用下,其中激励频率在最低阶固有频率附近。实验分析两种相对液深比h/L=0.167和h/L=0.333,在二阶模态的次共振和一阶模态的共振状况下,对弹性侧壁液舱与刚性液舱内不同测点的波面、振幅谱和晃动波高进行对比分析。结果表明:在浅液深(h/L=0.167)一阶共振下,流固耦合对波面形态的影响比较明显,弹性侧壁液舱内测点晃动波高明显大于刚性液舱内对应测点波高;而在一般液深(h/L=0.333)一阶共振下,水弹性效应减弱,弹性侧壁液舱与刚性液舱内对应测点处波高差异较小。     

组合隔板抑制液舱晃荡机理的数值方法研究

液舱晃荡是船舶与海洋工程领域的热点问题,有效地抑制液舱晃荡、减小壁面冲击载荷关系着船体结构的安全。使用内嵌隔板是抑制舱内晃荡,减小壁面冲击载荷的有效手段。实际工程中,内嵌隔板的最优设计的前提是对隔板抑制晃荡的机理有深入了解。CIP法具有高精度、低耗散等特点,以THINC格式捕捉自由液面,可以再现液面破碎、翻卷、涡旋以及液滴飞溅等现象。基于此法,建立了数值液舱,对比了单一隔板和组合隔板抑制晃荡的效果。结果表明,内嵌隔板的安装在水平位置上应尽量靠近舱底中线,在垂直位置上应尽量靠近自由液面,且液面附近安装的双垂直隔板抑制晃荡能力最佳。     

弹性液舱内液体晃荡实验研究

通过物理模型实验,对水平简谐激励下弹性矩形液舱内液体晃荡问题进行了研究。实验中给出了不同液深和不同激励振幅下弹性液舱内液体最低阶固有频率。采用影像采集与分析系统获得液舱内自由液面的形状和高度,通过压力采集系统得到舱壁上的压力分布。实验中分析了不同液深、不同激励频率下弹性和刚性液舱内自由液面高度和晃荡压力的变化特性。比较了弹性和刚性液舱内不同位置处自由液面高度随外界激励频率的变化规律,以及舱壁上不同位置处的压力峰值随外界激励频率的变化规律。结果表明:非共振情况下,弹性和刚性实验结果及理论值三者的波高和压力较为接近。共振情况下,弹性和刚性波高基本相等,在近舱壁处二者明显大于理论值,而在远离舱壁处二者与理论值存在一定差别;弹性压力较刚性压力略小,但二者与理论值差别较大。     

液舱三维晃荡运动二阶共振理论解及特性分析

从无旋运动的理论出发,并利用微扰法,推导了液舱三维晃荡运动二阶共振问题的理论解。考虑纵荡和横荡运动情况,对液舱三维晃荡二阶共振问题进行了分析。当两个晃荡方向的和频(即其外部激发频率的和)或差频(即其外部激发频率的差值)等于液舱固有频率时,二阶共振发生;当某一晃荡方向(横荡或纵荡)外部激发频率与另一晃荡方向(纵荡或横荡方向)液舱某一固有频率的和或差值等于液舱另一固有频率时,二阶共振也会发生。进一步研究了各个二阶共振激发频率下水深变化对晃荡振幅的影响。结果表明,对于两个晃荡方向外部激发频率的和频和单一晃荡方向(纵荡或横荡)某一个激发频率与另一晃荡方向(横荡或纵荡)某一个属于奇模的固有频率的和频所引发的共振情况,水深变化对共振振幅大小的影响比较大;而对于相应差频所引发的共振情况,水深变化对共振振幅大小的影响比较小。     

液舱晃荡实验风险分析方法研究

以液舱晃荡实验为风险评估对象,利用事故树分析法进行风险辨识,确定风险评价指标体系,然后在此基础上建立了实验风险的模糊综合评判模型,对实验风险进行评估。同时,对风险因素进行排序,确定主要的风险控制对象。     

浅水调谐液体阻尼器阻尼力的模拟研究

调谐液体阻尼器(TLD)是有效的结构减振装置。TLD在激励作用下内部液体运动属于晃荡问题。本文建立了求解二维不可压缩Navier-Stokes方程的数值模型。数值模型采用对时间积分的分步方法求解压力项,THINC格式捕捉自由面。利用晃荡试验数据验证了模型计算结果的正确性。模拟了不同深度的浅水TLD在不同频率激励作用下内部液体的运动,计算了TLD晃荡产生的阻尼力。分析激励频率对TLD中液体运动的形态和阻尼力的影响。浅水TLD中液体运动形态主要为行波。TLD产生的阻尼力受激励频率影响,在固有频率附近产生共振现象,阻尼力大,减振效果理想。     

液舱晃荡载荷计算与强度校核系统研究

随着薄膜型LNG运输船的需求量不断增加,晃荡载荷已成为船舶安全性研究的重要内容之一。本文结合中国船级社规范所推荐的公式,对薄膜型LNG船晃荡水平的载荷进行研究,提出载荷计算方法和流程,在MSC.patran的基础上结合二次开发语言PCL,设计了一套晃荡载荷计算与校核系统。该系统对有限元模型进行前后处理,设计了舱室识别算法来搜索晃荡载荷的作用域,实现薄膜型LNG船晃荡载荷的自动计算与施加,完成屈服强度评估。通过算例测试证明本系统自动计算结果的有效性和准确性,可以为工程设计人员大大节约工作量,大幅度提高工作效率。     

Coupled analysis of nonlinear sloshing and ship motions

A coupled numerical model considering nonlinear sloshing flows and the linear ship motions has been developed based on a boundary element method. Hydrodynamic performances of a tank containing internal fluid under regular wave excitations in sway are investigated by the present time-domain simulation model and comparative model tests. The numerical model features well the hydrodynamic performance of a tank and its internal sloshing flows obtained from the experiments. In particular, the numerical simulations of the strong nonlinear sloshing flows at the natural frequency have been validated. The influence of the excitation wave height and wave frequency on ship motions and internal sloshing has been investigated. The magnitude of the internal sloshing increases nonlinearly as the wave excitation increases. It is observed that the asymmetry of the internal sloshing relative to still water surface becomes more pronounced at higher wave excitation. The internal sloshing-induced wave elevation is found to be amplitude-modulated. The frequency of the amplitude modulation envelope is determined by the difference between the incident wave frequency and the natural frequency of the internal sloshing. Furthermore, the coupling mechanism between ship motions and internal sloshing is discussed.     

Experimental Studies on Sloshing Mitigation Using Dual Perforated Floating Plates in A Rectangular Tank

The performance of dual perforated floating plates in a rectangular tank is investigated based on the model tests under different external excitations for different filling rates.It is found that dual perforated floating plates in the tank can remarkably mitigate violent resonant sloshing responses compared with the clean tank,especially when the external excitation frequency is in the vicinity of the first-order resonant frequency.Next,the parametric studies based on different filling rates and external excitation amplitudes are performed for the first-order resonant frequencies.The presence of dual perforated floating plates seldom shifts the sloshing natural frequencies.Further,dual perforated floating plates change the sloshing modes from the standing-wave mode in the clean tank to the Utube mode,which can arise from the sloshing reduction to some extent.     

Motion responses of barge carrying liquid tank

The interaction between the liquid sloshing in a rectangular tank equipped inside the barge and the barge responses has been investigated through a comprehensive experimental program. The barge was subjected to both regular and random wave excitations under beam sea condition. Three relative fill levels (h_s/l) with liquid fill depth (h_s) to length of tank (l) ratio of 0.163, 0.325 and 0.488 were considered. In addition, the barge responses of equivalent dry weight condition corresponding to each fill level were measured to understand the influence of sloshing. While the excitation wave frequency equals to first mode natural sloshing frequency, a noticeable decrease in the sway response has been observed. However, the effect of sloshing oscillation on the heave response is insignificant. A split up of roll resonance was observed for the aspect ratio of 0.163 due to the coupling effect of roll motion and sloshing.     

Experimental and numerical investigation of sloshing using different free surface capturing methods

We investigated the use of numerical methods to predict liquid sloshing phenomena in a moving tank and compared our results to model test measurements. The numerical techniques for the free surface, based on the so-called finite Volume-of-Fluid (VoF) approach, comprised an incompressible VoF method, an incompressible coupled Level-Set and Volume-of-Fluid (clsVoF) method, and a compressible VoF method. We assessed the capability of these three numerical methods to achieve suitable numerical predictions of sloshing phenomena, specifically, air pockets and bubbles on the free surface inside a test tank. To observe the described sloshing phenomena, we simulated tank motions leading to well defined single impact wave motions. We performed repeated physical tests for validation purposes. Computed velocity and pressure time histories were compared to experimental data we obtained from Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) and pressure sensor measurement. Grid sensitivity and turbulence model studies were performed. We demonstrated that the compressible VoF method was the most suitable method to obtain accurate predictions of sloshing phenomena.     

Effects of perforated baffle on reducing sloshing in rectangular tank: Experimental and numerical study

A liquid sloshing experimental rig driven by a wave-maker is designed and built to study liquid sloshing problems in a rectangular liquid tank with perforated baffle. A series of experiments are conducted in this experimental rig to estimate the free surface fluctuation and pressure distribution by changing external excitation frequency of the shaking table. An in-house CFD code is also used in this study to simulate the liquid sloshing in three-dimensional （3D） rectangular tank with perforated baffle. Good agreements of free surface elevation and pressure between the numerical results and the experimental data are obtained and presented. Spectral analysis of the time history of free surface elevation is conducted by using the fast Fourier transformation.     

PSME model of parametric excitation of two-layer liquid in a tank

Internal waves driven by external excitation constitute important phenomena that are often encountered in environmental fluid mechanics. In this study, a pseudospectral σ-transformation model is used to simulate parametric excitation of stratified liquid in a two-layer rectangular tank. The σ-transformation maps the physical domain including the liquid free surface, the interface between the liquid layers, and the bed, onto a pair of fixed rectangular computational domains corresponding to the two layers. The governing equation and boundary conditions are discretised using Chebyshev collocation formulae. The numerical model is verified for two analytical sloshing problems: horizontal excitation of constant density liquid in a rectangular tank, and vertical excitation of stratified liquid in a rectangular tank. A detailed analysis is provided of liquid motions in a shallow water tank due to excitations in the horizontal and the vertical directions. Also, the effect of pycnocline on the wave motions and patterns is studied. It is found that wave regimes and patterns are considerably influenced by the pycnocline, especially when the excitation frequency is large. The present study demonstrates that a pseudospectral σ-transformation is capable to model non-linear sloshing waves in a two-layer rectangular tank.     

Sloshing waves and resonance modes of fluid in a 3D tank by a time-independent finite difference method

A 3D time-independent finite difference method is developed to solve for wave sloshing in a three-dimensional tank excited by coupled surge and sway motions. The 3D equations of fluid motion are derived in a moving coordinate system. The three-dimensional tank, with an arbitrary depth and a square base, is subjected to a range of excitation frequencies with motions that exhibit multiple degrees of freedom. For demonstration purposes the numerical scheme is validated by a benchmark study. Five types of sloshing waves were observed when the tank is excited by various excitation frequencies. A spectral analysis identified the resonant frequencies of each type of wave and the results show a strong correlation between resonant modes and the occurrence of the sloshing wave types. The method can be used to simulate fluid sloshing in a 3D tank with six-degrees of freedom.     

Three-dimensional liquid sloshing in a tank with baffles

A numerical model has been developed to study three-dimensional (3D) liquid sloshing in a tank with baffles. The numerical model solves the spatially averaged Navier-Stokes equations, which are constructed on a non-inertial reference frame having six degree-of-freedom (DOF) of motions. The large-eddy-simulation (LES) approach is employed to model turbulence by using the Smagorinsky sub-grid scale (SGS) closure model. The two-step projection method is employed in the numerical solutions, aided by the Bi-CGSTAB technique to solve the pressure Poisson equation for the filtered pressure field. The second-order accurate volume-of-fluid (VOF) method is used to track the distorted and broken free surface. The baffles in the tank are modeled by the concept of virtual boundary force (VBF) method. The numerical model is first validated against the available analytical solution and experimental data for two-dimensional (2D) liquid sloshing in a tank without baffles. The 2D liquid sloshing in tanks with baffles is then investigated. The numerical results are compared with other results from available literatures. Good agreement is obtained. Finally, the model is used to study 3D liquid sloshing in a tank with vertical baffles. The effect of the baffle is investigated and discussed.