Transient response analysis of multi-layer sloshing fluid in LNG tank

Abstract

The stratified LNG is the potential cause of rollover, so the analysis of the interface behavior is very important. In this work, a three-layer dynamic simulation model of BOG, LNG, and liquid nitrogen of sloshing stratified LNG in a tank was built. The transient behaviors of the layers were simulated, and the effects of factors such as the period of sloshing (T = 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 and 1.0 s) and the amplitude of sloshing (A=0.01~0.06 rad) were analyzed. It was found that instability of the interface was aggravated over time. There was a specific period of sloshing in which the layers of fluid were relatively stable, away from this period the fluid layer became less stable. The influence of sloshing amplitude on the behavior of the interface presented a wave characteristic. The simulation results of the coupling with different sloshing periods and sloshing amplitude showed that the interface behavior of stratified sloshing was the most severe when the sloshing period was 0.2 s and the sloshing amplitude was 0.05 rad.