Numerical Simulation of Liquids Draining From a Tank Using OpenFOAM

International Research and Innovation Summit 2017

Sakri, Fadhilah Mohd^1 ; Ali, Mohamed Sukri Mat^1 ; Salim, Sheikh Ahmad Zaki Shaikh^1 ; Muhamad, Sallehuddin^2

Wind Engineering Laboratory, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur

54100, Malaysia^1

Department of Engineering, UTM Razak School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur

54100, Malaysia^2

关键词: Cylindrical tanks;    Gas-liquid interface;    Open sources;    OpenFOAM;    Standard libraries;    Two phases flow;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/226/1/012152/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/226/1/012152

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Accurate simulation of liquids draining is a challenging task. It involves two phases flow, i.e. liquid and air. In this study draining a liquid from a cylindrical tank is numerically simulated using OpenFOAM. OpenFOAM is an open source CFD package and it becomes increasingly popular among the academician and also industries. Comparisons with theoretical and results from previous published data confirmed that OpenFOAM is able to simulate the liquids draining very well. This is done using the gas-liquid interface solver available in the standard library of OpenFOAM. Additionally, this study was also able to explain the physics flow of the draining tank.