Abstract
Understanding the air-core development during the draining of liquid from a cylindrical tank is of particular interest because this phenomenon has multiple engineering applications. In this study, experiments are performed for draining water of different temperatures from a cylindrical tank. Results show that the air-core generation and disappearance during draining depend on the temperature of the water in the tank, in which the total draining time increases with the water temperature. A correlation is proposed to predict the water height with time during draining. A numerical study is then performed for some of the temperature cases. Numerical and correlation results show a good agreement with the experimental data. Findings show that viscosity plays an important role behind the mechanism of air-core generation and disappearance phenomena.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 703-708 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| State | Published - 1 Feb 2018 |
Keywords
- Air-core
- Cylindrical tank draining
- Drain time
- Water temperature