Research Article

Nonlinear Sloshing of Liquid in a Rigid Cylindrical Container with a Rigid Annular Baffle under Lateral Excitation

Table 2

The resultant hydrodynamic force and moment from liquid below/above the baffle versus the position of the baffle for .

Resultant force and moment from liquid below/above the baffleThe position of the baffle z1 (m)
0.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.8

Fu (N)2215.51924.51632.91326.81038.5752.3557.9336
ΔFu (N)/−291−291.6−306.1−288.3−286.2−194.4−221.9
Fd (N)316.9638.7963.41289.11612.71910.42259.92587.1
ΔFd (N)/321.8324.7325.7323.6297.7349.5327.2
Mu (N·m)1783.91722.61615.11451.71264.3979857.9612.8
ΔMu (N·m)/−61.3−107.5−163.4−187.4−285.3−121.1−245.1
Md (N·m)59.2109.8193.7311461.3637.4860.91110.2
ΔMd (N·m)/50.683.9117.3150.3176.1223.5249.3

ΔFu, ΔFd, ΔMu, and ΔMd denote the increments of the resultant force and moment from liquid below/above the baffle for the increment of the inner radius of the baffle Δz1 = 0.1 m.