The results from an experimental study into the dynamic behavior of a gas-liquid medium and solid particles in a compound shell (sphere-truncated cone) are reported on. The following processes are studied: formation of gas bubbles and their clusters, strong macroflows, and intensive chaotic motion of the medium in the truncated cone as a nonlinear vibrating liquid-gas system Keywords: gas-liquid medium, compound shell, sphere, truncated cone, local accumulations, vibrationsModern vibration technology has put forward a number of challenges associated with studying the dynamic behavior of gas-liquid systems under periodic actions. Of practical interest is to study the vibrations and dynamic stability of gas bubbles and their clusters in an oscillating liquid contained in tanks of various geometries.The main patterns of motion of gas bubbles in liquids contained in rigid and elastic bodies were studied in [1-4, 10, 12, etc.]. The theoretical and experimental investigations conducted made it possible to gain an insight into the possible modes of motion of gas bubbles in an oscillating liquid and into clustering phenomena resulting in the accumulation of gas somewhere inside the liquid volume. The experiments described in [2][3][4] demonstrated that at certain frequencies and levels of vibration gas bubbles migrate toward the walls and bottom of the vessel, forming there stable gas accumulations. Such bubble clusters change drastically the structure of the gas-liquid medium. In this case, the liquid-gas system as a whole can be regarded as a nonlinear vibrating system in which the gas accumulation plays the role of an elastic element and the liquid column over it, of an inertia element. Note that the geometry of the carrier body (shell) has a significant effect on the behavior of the gas-liquid medium. The studies conducted earlier dealt mainly with simple geometries: cylinder, sphere, ellipsoid, and torus [3-5, 7, 8, 11, 16, 17]. Vibrating bodies of more complex geometry, namely compound cone-shaped shells such as the de Laval nozzle, were addressed in [6,9]. It was revealed that the convergent element between compound cone-shaped shells is responsible for two additional modes of motion: intensive cavitation and chaotic motion.The present paper reports on the results of an experimental study into the possible modes of motion of gas accumulations in a liquid medium contained in a compound shell (sphere and truncated cone). Our main concern will be the chaotic motion of these accumulations, liquid, and solid particles that occurs at certain frequencies and levels of external vibratory actions.1. Model, Equipment, and Technique. The subject of the experiment is a compound shell consisting of a sphere and a truncated cone (Fig. 1) and made of acrylic plastic. The total height of the shell H sh = 270 mm; the height and major and minor diameters of the truncated cone h tc = 140 mm, D tc = 110 mm, and d tc = 50 mm; the inside diameter of the sphere D s = 100 mm; the height and inside diameter of the cylinder connecting the ...