Capabilities
Seakeeping Analysis
HydSolve provides comprehensive seakeeping analysis capabilities, allowing naval architects and marine engineers to evaluate vessel performance in various sea conditions.
- Response Amplitude Operators (RAOs) calculation
- Motion prediction in regular and irregular waves
- Added mass and damping coefficients
- Hydrodynamic pressure distributions
Hydroelasticity Modeling
Using advanced Fourier-Kouchin Theory, HydSolve accurately models the interaction between flexible structures and free-surface waves.
- Free-surface hydroelasticity using Fourier-Kouchin Theory
- Coupled dynamics between structural deformation and fluid motion
- Analysis of complex hydroelastic phenomena like springing and whipping
- Accurate prediction of wave-induced structural responses
Wave-Induced Forces
HydSolve calculates wave-induced forces on marine structures with high accuracy, enabling engineers to design safer and more efficient vessels.
- First and second-order wave forces
- Wave drift forces and moments
- Slamming and green water effects
- Wave-current interaction effects
Probabilistic Analysis
HydSolve includes advanced probabilistic analysis capabilities for evaluating vessel performance in realistic sea conditions.
- Short-term and long-term statistics
- Extreme value analysis
- Motion spectrum analysis in frequency domain
- Reliability assessment of marine structures
Technical Specifications
Analysis Methods
- 3D Panel Method
- Boundary Element Method with higher order elements
- Irregular frequency suppression techniques (CBIEM and EBIEM)
- Irregular free Fourier-Kouchin Theory
- Time-domain and frequency-domain analysis
Output Capabilities
- RAO (Response Amplitude Operators)
- Added mass and damping coefficients
- Hydrodynamic pressure distributions
- Motion time histories
- Statistical response parameters
- Visualization of results
Remote Computation
HydSolve offers remote solver capabilities for users without access to in-office computation facilities, allowing complex simulations to be run on our high-performance computing infrastructure.