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Fluid-structure interaction analysis of sloshing in an annular - sectored water pool subject to surge motion

  • Eswaran, M. (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre) ;
  • Goyal, P. (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre) ;
  • Reddy, G.R. (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre) ;
  • Singh, R.K. (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre) ;
  • Vaze, K.K. (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre)
  • Received : 2013.01.11
  • Accepted : 2013.07.31
  • Published : 2013.09.25
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Abstract

The main objective of this work is to investigate the sloshing behavior in a baffled and unbaffled three dimensional annular-sectored water pool (i.e., tank) which is located at dome region of the primary containment. Initially two case studies were performed for validation. In these case studies, the theoretical and experimental results were compared with numerical results and good agreement was found. After the validation of present numerical procedure, an annular-sectored water pool has been taken for numerical investigation. One sector is taken for analysis from the eight sectored water pool. The free surface is captured by Volume of Fluid (VOF) technique and the fluid portion is solved by finite volume method while the structure portions are solved by finite element approach. Baffled and un-baffled cases were compared to show the reduction in wave height under excitation. The complex mechanical interaction between the fluid and pool wall deformation is simulated using a partitioned strong fluid-structure coupling.

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