Vessel wave shielding (sea state RAOs) Water entry & exit slam loads Full description of wind, wave and current Flat, 2D or 3D seabed profile Linear elastic, non-linear hysteretic & P-y soil Binary and / or text input files Fatigue analysis Extreme value statistics Modal analysis VIV and interference analysis Pipelay and riser code checks Comprehensive range of automation tools Complete Matlab, Python & DLL interfaces Parallel processing (at no extra cost) Batch processing for volume analyses Distributed OrcaFlex optimises multi-licence use Full GUI with wire frame and shaded viewsMajor Changes in Last Two ReleasesFull details for all releases at /Support/OrcaFlexVersion 10.2 (October-2017) Line feeding: haul in and pay out nodes Choice of vessel calculation mode, filtering or QTF
SummaryofKeyFeatures 3D, nonlinear, large displacement analysis Fully coupled tension, bending & torsion Accurate, efficient and proven FE formulation Robust line compression / snatch modelling External line-on-line clash & sliding contact Internal line-in-line impact & sliding contact Modelling of post-contact behaviour Linear & nonlinear elastic contact stiffness Line slug flow and free-flooding effects Nonlinear time domain (implicit & explicit) Linear frequency domain (1st & 2nd order) Constraints to fix or impose individual DoFs Line feeding (haul in and pay out nodes) Fully coupled vessel - line analysis Comprehensive vessel load modelling Multi-body hydrodynamic coupling Full sum and full difference QTFs
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