Journal of Jilin University(Engineering and Technology Edition) ›› 2021, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (1): 83-95.doi: 10.13229/j.cnki.jdxbgxb20190925

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Numerical analysis of oil liquid sloshing characteristics in fuel tank with different baffle structures

En-hui ZHANG1,2(),Ren HE1(),Wei-dong SU3   

  1. 1.School of Automobile and Traffic Engineering,Jiangsu University,Zhenjiang 212013,China
    2.School of Mechanical Engineering,Inner Mongolia University of Science &Technology,Baotou 014010,China
    3.Yapp Automotive Parts Co. Ltd. ,Yangzhou 225000,China
  • Received:2019-09-26 Online:2021-01-01 Published:2021-01-20
  • Contact: Ren HE E-mail:zhangenhui2008@163.com;heren@mail.ujs.edu.cn

Abstract:

Under variable working conditions, the repeated oil liquid sloshing often results in sloshing noise, the interruption of oil liquid supply under the fast change of acceleration, the increase of evaporative emissions, and the structural damage of fuel tank and its inner parts. To optimize the suppression structure of oil liquid sloshing, the 3D finite element models of fuel tank filled with oil liquid are established, and the rationality of simulation parameters are verified. The accuracy of simulation results are verified by test. The influences of baffles with no holes, few holes and a large number of holes, high and low baffles and six different shapes of baffles on oil liquid sloshing are simulated by VOF method. The concept of time-area value is proposed on the basis of free oil liquid surface area. Comparing the parameters of oil liquid sloshing, it can be seen that the best structure is baffles with few holes and circular holes, which effectively reduces the pressure of oil liquid sloshing and time-area value. The corrugated and straight baffles have positive influence on suppressing the sloshing pressure of oil liquid at the center point and on the center line, respectively. The sloshing pressure of oil liquid is the greatest in fuel tank with eccentric arc baffles. The maximum and minimum time-area values of oil liquid are in fuel tank with multi-arc and corrugated baffles, respectively. The baffles obviously attenuate the change amplitude of free oil liquid surface area. The combined action of inertia force and gravity is beneficial to the decrease in time-area values.

Key words: vehicle engineering, automobile fuel tank, oil liquid sloshing, baffle structure, time-area value

CLC Number: 

  • U464.136

Fig.1

Model of rctangular cvity with oil liquid in iertial and mtion cordinates"

Fig.2

3D geometric model of fuel tank filled oil liquid"

Fig.3

3D geometric model of fuel tank with baffles"

Fig.4

History curves of oil liquid at central point in model of different mesh sizes"

Fig.5

History curves of oil liquid at central point under different calculating step time"

Fig.6

Schematic diagram of test and equipments"

Fig.7

Pressure history curves of the center point under different acceleration values"

Table 1

Statistical table of errors about test data of oil liquid sloshing"

油液加速度不同时间下的误差率/%误差率最大值
0~0.99 s1~1.99 s2~2.99 s3~3.99 s4~5 s
0.1g4.824.052.982.642.344.82
0.2g4.973.512.461.841.284.97
0.3g4.813.672.682.061.354.81
0.4g4.754.313.473.511.384.75

Fig.8

Section diagrams of fuel tank with baffles of different hole number"

Fig.9

Related history curves of oil liquid sloshing in fuel tank with baffles of different number of holes under the same working condition"

Table 2

Pressure of oil liquid sloshing at different time in fuel tank with baffles of different number of holes under the same working condition"

挡板中孔的类型不同时间下中心点压力/Pa最大压力值/Pa
1 s2 s3 s4 s5 s6 s7 s8 s
无孔205.31205.31205.56205.73199.48199.41199.47199.48205.73
少孔171.97164.25164.18164.51181.11179.88179.69179.65181.11
多孔160.03162.13162.65162.46189.36190.28189.92188.92190.28

Fig.10

Related history curves of free oil liquid surface in fuel tank with baffles of different number of holes under the same working condition"

Fig.11

Section diagrams of fuel tank with baffles of different shape holes"

Fig.12

Related history curves of oil liquid sloshing in fuel tank with baffles of different shape holes under the same working condition"

Table 3

Pressure of oil liquid sloshing at different time in fuel tank with baffles of different shape holes under the same working condition"

挡板中孔的形状不同时间下中心点压力/Pa最大压力值/Pa
1 s2 s3 s4 s5 s6 s7 s8 s
圆孔171.97164.25164.18164.51181.11179.88179.69179.65181.11
椭圆孔199.82185.58188.47192.42194.53198.09197.31197.67199.82

Fig.13

Related history curves of free oil liquid surface in fuel tank with baffles of different shape holes under the same working condition"

Fig.14

Section diagrams of fuel tank with different height baffles"

Fig.15

Related history curves of oil liquid sloshing in fuel tank with different height baffles under the same working condition"

Table 4

Pressure of oil liquid sloshing at different time in fuel tank with different height baffles under the same working condition"

挡板尺寸不同时间下中心点压力/Pa最大压力值/Pa
1 s2 s3 s4 s5 s6 s7 s8 s
高挡板171.97164.25164.18164.51181.11179.88179.69179.65181.11
低挡板181.48173.19177.79178.77191.63187.75187.45187.69191.63

Fig.16

Related history curves of free oil liquid surface in fuel tank with different height baffles under the same working condition"

Fig.17

Section diagrams of fuel tank with baffles of different shapes"

Fig.18

Related history curves of oil liquid sloshing in fuel tank with baffles of different shapes under the same working condition"

Table 5

Sloshing pressure of oil liquid at center point in fuel tanks with baffles of different shapes Pa"

时间/s直线形挡板圆弧形挡板多段线形挡板多圆弧形挡板波纹形挡板偏心圆弧形挡板
最大压力值179.88164.48196.28190.68170.09207.82
1171.97161.41185.59190.68153.19196.35
2164.25145.99182.52160.99146.37185.53
3164.18145.29183.16155.99146.34188.59
4164.51150.33184.61160.82147.36191.26
5181.12150.33193.13180.19165.71193.95
6179.88163.84196.28189.53170.09207.66
7179.69164.48192.71186.34168.85207.82
8179.65163.74193.49185.94168.71206.81

Fig.19

Related history curves of free oil liquid surface area in fuel tank with baffles of different shapes"

Table 6

Pressure of oil liquid sloshing at different time in fuel tank with baffles of different shapes under the same working condition"

时间/s无挡板直线形挡板圆弧形挡板多段线形挡板多圆弧形挡板波纹形挡板偏心圆弧形挡板
次序5234176
10.21290.21320.20810.20670.20880.19870.2067
20.40470.40240.40300.39840.40330.39610.3987
30.59240.60660.59410.58930.59490.58480.5886
40.77950.80890.78480.77960.78630.77330.7776
50.99711.01110.99260.98970.99900.98490.9865
61.20371.19851.19381.19131.20091.18651.1881
71.40681.40071.39521.39301.40261.38821.3895
81.59291.60281.59671.59471.60431.58981.5911
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