Citation

Hunter AGM. J. Agric. Eng. Res. 1985; 32(4): 311-320.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1985, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/0021-8634(85)90096-4

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The stability analysis of trailed tankers is a new area, which has not previously been covered in the study of farm machines on slopes. It is an important area because tankers have increased in size over recent years and the massive quantity of fluid carried has a dominating effect. The overturning accidents which occur, arise from a previously unexplored cause, namely that the overall centre of gravity of the tanker moves markedly with movement of the fluid inside, unlike the immobile centre of gravity of a trailer filled with a solid load. The stability analysis covers tankers with circular and rectangular cross-section tanks. An unexpected result is that the stability of a rectangular cross-section tanker can be least when the tank is only 30% full. The analysis has been confirmed experimentally.

Language: en