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The study aims to characterize the effect of changing the baffle\u2019s angle; hence, 10 simulations have been performed: without a baffle, 90\u00b0, 30\u00b0, 60\u00b0, 120\u00b0 and 150\u00b0, either maintaining the baffle\u2019s length or the projected height constant. The computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method using volume of fluid (VOF) and large eddy simulation (LES) are used to predict the movement of the fluid in two dimensions, which have been benchmarked against experimental data with excellent agreement. The motion is sinusoidal in the +X direction, with a frequency of oscillation equal to its first vibration mode. The parameters studied have been the free surface elevation, values at three different points and maximum; the center of gravity\u2019s position, velocity, and acceleration; and the forces against the tank\u2019s walls. It has been found that the 90\u00b0 angle has the most significant damping effect, stabilizing the free-surface elevation, reducing the center of gravity dispersion, and leveling the impacting forces. Smaller angles also tame the sloshing and stabilize it.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/computation10120225","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,12,19]],"date-time":"2022-12-19T06:24:44Z","timestamp":1671431084000},"page":"225","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Study of the Sloshing Dynamics in Partially Filled Rectangular Tanks with Submerged Baffles Using VOF and LES Turbulence Methods for Different Impact Angles"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8548-8292","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Xavier","family":"Vall\u00e9s Rebollo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Grup d\u2019Enginyeria en Producte Industrial (GEPI), Institut Qu\u00edmic de Sarri\u00e0, Universitat Ramon Llull, Via Augusta 390, 08017 Barcelona, Spain"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2280-343X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ehsan","family":"Sadeghi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Schako Iberia S.L., San Mateo de G\u00e1llego, 50840 Zaragoza, Spain"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2138-0068","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ibuki","family":"Kusano","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Grup d\u2019Enginyeria en Producte Industrial (GEPI), Institut Qu\u00edmic de Sarri\u00e0, Universitat Ramon Llull, Via Augusta 390, 08017 Barcelona, Spain"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6271-2594","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Andr\u00e9s-Amador","family":"Garc\u00eda-Granada","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Grup d\u2019Enginyeria en Producte Industrial (GEPI), Institut Qu\u00edmic de Sarri\u00e0, Universitat Ramon Llull, Via Augusta 390, 08017 Barcelona, Spain"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,12,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3921","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jcp.2007.12.006","article-title":"A numerical study of three-dimensional liquid sloshing in tanks","volume":"227","author":"Liu","year":"2008","journal-title":"J. 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