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On sloshing modes in a circular tank

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 February 2012

Odd M. Faltinsen*
Affiliation:
Centre for Ships and Ocean Structures & Department of Marine Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7091 Trondheim, Norway
Alexander N. Timokha
Affiliation:
Centre for Ships and Ocean Structures & Department of Marine Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7091 Trondheim, Norway
*
Email address for correspondence: oddfal@marin.ntnu.no

Abstract

Employing the multipole-type functions given by Faltinsen & Timokha (J. Fluid Mech., vol. 665, 2010, pp. 457–479), we derive a Trefftz-type representation of the velocity potential for the liquid sloshing problem in a two-dimensional circular tank. This representation defines a continuation of the velocity potential into the ‘air’ area confined by the ‘dry’ tank surface. Its usage facilitates an effective approximation of the natural sloshing modes for all tank fillings.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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