title: Vibration of fluid loaded conical shells.
abstract: An analytical model is presented to describe the vibration of a truncated conical shell with fluid loading in the low frequency range. The solution for the dynamic response of the shell is presented in the form of a power series. Fluid loading is taken into account by dividing the shell into narrow strips which are considered to be locally cylindrical. Analytical results are presented for different boundary conditions and have been compared with the computational results from a boundary element model. Limitations of the model to the low frequency range are discussed.
authors.affiliation: School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The University of New South WalesT, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia.
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caresta
authors.forename: Nicole J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Kessissoglou
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D055119:Elastic Modulus; D004738:Engineering / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009038:Motion; D009716:Numerical Analysis, Computer-Assisted; D014732:Vibration