Design optimization of containers for sloshing and impact

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-87

  Craig, K J ^a   Kingsley, T C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Free surface modeling; Impact; Mathematical optimization; MDO; Sloshing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION; SIGNAL FILTERING AND PREDICTION;

FREE SURFACE; FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT; LIQUID CONTAINERS;

CONTAINERS;

EID: 33751509951     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: 16151488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-006-0038-6     Document Type: Article

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