Influence of baffle plates

Vibration stability can be improved by installing baffle plates, as shown

in Fig. 7.35, which prevent flow of the surface layer [61]. If such plates
are installed the unstable region becomes smaller, as shown in Fig.
7.36 [62], because the fluid flow is prevented. The effect of the baffle
plates becomes more pronounced as the amount of contained fluid is
increased. Therefore, if the ratio b/a is made small (see Fig. 7.35) the
unstable vibration domain may disappear altogether. This has been
verified experimentally.