Research Article

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

Table 4

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

Resultant force and moment from liquid below/above the baffleThe inner radius of the baffle r1 (m)
0.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.8

Fu (N)1012.71016.51030.41031.61038.51073.71085.91130.1
ΔFu (N)/3.813.91.26.935.212.244.2
Fd (N)1695.11690.41674.316491612.71566.51512.21438.1
ΔFd (N)/−4.7−16.1−25.3−36.3−46.2−54.3−74.1
Mu (N·m)1251.31256.512621262.51264.312771239.81194.5
ΔMu (N·m)/5.25.50.51.812.7−37.2−45.3
Md (N·m)416422.1428.4439461.3501.4566.7657.9
ΔMd (N·m)/6.16.310.622.340.165.391.2

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 Δr1 = 0.1 m.