Jm. Genevaux et al., GRAVITY EFFECTS ON THE COUPLED FREQUENCIES OF A 2D FLUID-STRUCTURE PROBLEM WITH A FREE-SURFACE, Journal of sound and vibration, 215(2), 1998, pp. 331-342
This paper discusses an experimental study of the coupled frequencies
of a flexible structure partially immersed in a fluid in a finite cont
ainer, in two dimensions, with non-negligible gravity effects. The res
ults are compared with those obtained using a theoretical linear model
including surface tension and meniscus length. The good agreement obt
ained validates this theoretical model. Curves are then presented for
the coupled frequencies vs the fluid level in this container for vario
us values of the gravity. (C) 1998 Academic Press.