Numerical simulation of sloshing waves in a 3D tank based on a finite element method

Applied Ocean Research

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 337-355

  Wu, G X ^a   Ma, Q W ^a   Eatock Taylor, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Engineering design; Finite element method; Numerical simulation; Sloshing waves

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

ENGINEERING DESIGN; SLOSHING WAVES;

WATER WAVES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PHYSICAL MODELING; SLOSHING; WAVE THEORY;

EID: 0032455648     PISSN: 01411187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-1187(98)00030-3     Document Type: Article

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