interesting problem of liquid surge
interesting problem of liquid surge
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so ive got this design problem of liquid surge in tanker.
scenario: the tanker on a truck is divided into two parts by baffle to stop liquid surge. The baffle is dome shaped. liquid level is same on both sides of the container. Design pressure rating for the baffle material is known. The question is what "acceleration or deceleration" would cause the baffle to buckle.
if any one could guide me on this or maybe suggest any reference for this problem, would be great.
scenario: the tanker on a truck is divided into two parts by baffle to stop liquid surge. The baffle is dome shaped. liquid level is same on both sides of the container. Design pressure rating for the baffle material is known. The question is what "acceleration or deceleration" would cause the baffle to buckle.
if any one could guide me on this or maybe suggest any reference for this problem, would be great.





RE: interesting problem of liquid surge
Combine that acceleration vector with the gravitational vector.
Determine the liquid surface angle under the combined acceleraton vector.
You know the mass of the liquid.
Force = mass x acceleration x height of liquid column
Pressure = Force/Area
Independent events are seldomly independent.
RE: interesting problem of liquid surge
RE: interesting problem of liquid surge
I have no problem with your approach, but the calculation of force doesn't work dimensionally. Probably needs a "rho x g" in there somewhere (on the h term?). I suspect that was implied but just not completely spelled out.
Can the baffle buckle under a collision scenario?
RE: interesting problem of liquid surge
Independent events are seldomly independent.
RE: interesting problem of liquid surge
RE: interesting problem of liquid surge
i am thinking that the pressure due to acceleration of truck only is responsible for the buckling of the baffle and combining the gravity vector with acceleration vector to find the combined acceleration will only give us the max pressure force at some angle.
Ive used P=rho*accel*h, with P as the design pressure the baffle can withold which is known and ive worked for acceleration. The h value ive used is the horizontal length or height behind the baffle so essentially the same pressure formula but in the horizontal direction. any advise on whether this method is correct or not?
RE: interesting problem of liquid surge
Independent events are seldomly independent.