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3D panel method
ast order multi-body wave diffraction
and radiation,
Forward speed
Full quadratic transfer function (QTF)
calculation for slaw drift effects
Simulation of mooring and physical
connections thraugh user-defined
stiffness matrix
Time domain 30 Finite Element Method
‘There sno need of transferring from
frequency domain to time domain
astand and order multi-body wave
diffraction and radiation with regular
waves and sea spectra
Real forward speed with streamline and
SUPG integration
Time domain and order driftand
nonlinear hydrostatics
Simulation of mooring and physical
connections between bodies, rotation,
line and plane constraints, rotation and
translation links, and rigid body, bal,
revolute, cylindrical and prismatic joints
Seakeeping towingin still water and
(spectral) waves, maneuvering, response
in waves with currents, extinction tests,
and RAQS from white noise analysis.
Hydrodinamic loads on lines (auxiliary
wireframe) are calculated using an
extended form of Morison's equation
Regular and irregular (spectral) waves,
including white noise,
Pierson-Moskowitz JONSWAP and
user-defined spectrum
Bathymetry. infinite depth, constant
depth and irregular seabed.
3-D panel method.
ast order multi-body wave diffraction
land radiation. and order for
bichromatic waves,
Forward speed,
Full quadratic transfer function (QTF)
calculation for slow drift effects.
Simulation of mooring and physical
connections thraugh user-defined
stiffness and damping matrix.
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Staticand dynamic stability, mean
equilibrium position for multi-body
assemblies.
Frequency-domain solution of
significant and extreme linear response solution of significant linear and nor-linear
due to firstarder wave and
second-order, slowly varying drift
effects,
Timedomain simulation of extreme
‘wave conditions including nonlinear
hydrodynamic effects resulting from
the variable wetted surface,
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‘Seakeeping, towing in stil water and
(spectral) waves, maneuvering, response in
waves with currents, extinction tests, and
RAQs from white noise analysis.
First and second order time-domain
response for 6 dots.
Time-domain simulation including
nonlinear hydrodynamic effects, transom
stem flows, and variable wetted surfaces.
Seamless communication of the
hydrodynamic forces to the structure,
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Seakeeping analysis, added mass
and damping and RAOS.
Linear frequency-domain analysis
plus second order correction in
bichromatic and bidirectional
FaT utility to transform first-order
frequency-domain outputs to
time-domain impulse response
functions
Aunique hydroelasticity analysis GUI allows
performing structure waves interaction
studies for strength assessment of the
design
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Computation and utilization of full
quadratic transfer function (QTF)
matrices for slow drift effects,
including both sum and difference
frequency components,
Fully coupled cable dynamic feature Buildin dynamic FEM cable model enabling.
enabling mooring line drag and inertial mooring line drag and inertial
characteristics to beincluded inthe characteristics to be includedin the
vessel motions analysis, mations analysis.
User-defined stiffness and damping.
matrixes,
Non-linear pressure boundary conditions
oon free surface. Capable of modeling air
cushion vehicles and oscillating water
column devices with power take-off
assessment.
Nonlinear free surface height limit
condition (dry body effect)
‘Advanced Tel programming interface,
enabling enhance simulations and
execution / communication with external
programs,
Cutting-edge deflated CG solvers and direct
sparse solvers. CUDA GPU acceleration
available
and moments are obtained from pressure
integration over the body, accounting from
waves, currents, diffraction and radiation
Environmental Loading
Constant wind and current, including
curtent profile
Environmental Loading
Constant wind and current. Flow field
updated every time step calculation for
streamline or SUPG integration,
Regular and irregular (spectral) waves,
including white noise,
Plerson-Moskowitz and JONSWAP. User
defined spectrum available as well
User defined spectrum
Fully flexible linear and nonlinear forces
using analytical or discrete functions
User defined directional wave energy
distribution
Regular and irregular (spectral) waves.
Wave surface time history.
Wind time history, wind spectrum
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Linear elastic lines, Intermediate
pulleys, Linear drum winches, General
‘nonlinear polynomial, Constant force
lines.
‘Mooring Capabilities
Fully flexible linear and nonlinear links,
including rotation, line and plane
constraints,
User-defined stiffness and damping.
matrixes,
Build-in multi-segment quasi-static
non-linear elastic catenary and dynamic
finite element cable model,
Fully flexible definition of linear and
nonlinear forces using analytical or
discrete functions.
User-defined added mass, stiffness and
damping matrixes.
Physical connections between two or
more vessels or to ground
Quasistatic or dynamic catenaries,
‘multi-segment composite catenary,
non-linear composite catenary.
Thrusters, Fixed or floating fenders,
Intermediate buoys and clump
‘weights and Line break
hhysical connections between two or
more vessels or to ground.
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First and second order hydradynamic forces Mean drift forces and maments on
structures are evaluated from the
‘momentum flux through acontrol
surface surrounding each structure.
Simulation of mooring and physical
connections through user-defined
stiffness matrix
Pressure boundary conditions on
free surface
Parallel processing can be used on
Pcs.
Environmental Loading.
Bichramatic and bidirectional waves
‘Mooring Capabilities
‘Simulation of mooring and physical
connections thraugh user-defined
stiffness and damping matrix.