Flexcom > Data Inputs

This section contains information on all Flexcom data inputs. See also Parameters, Equations and Variations in the Keyword Parameterisation Section.

•$AERODYN corresponds to AeroDyn, which is a time-domain wind turbine aerodynamics module that has been developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory of the United States Department of Energy. Refer to Wind Turbine Modelling for further details.

•$CLEAR corresponds to Clear, an ancillary module of Flexcom, which performs clearance/interference postprocessing calculations. Refer to Clearance & Interference Postprocessing for further details.

•$CODE CHECKING corresponds to the code checking facility, which allows you to check analysis results against specific design codes/procedures. Refer to Code Checking for further details.

•$DATABASE POSTPROCESSING corresponds to the database postprocessing facility, which generally represents the most comprehensive postprocessing resource. Refer to Database Postprocessing for further details.

•$HISTOGRAM corresponds to Histogram, which is a frequency domain general cycle counting tool. Refer to Histogram Overview for further details.

•$LIFE FREQUENCY corresponds to LifeFrequency, which is a frequency domain fatigue postprocessor to Flexcom. Refer to Frequency Domain Fatigue Analysis for further details.

•$LIFETIME CYCLE corresponds to LifeTime Mode 2. LifeTime is an ancillary module to Flexcom which performs time domain fatigue analysis (Mode 1) and general cycle counting (Mode 2). Refer to Cycle Counting Analysis (Mode2) for further details.

•$LIFETIME FATIGUE corresponds to LifeTime Mode 2. LifeTime is an ancillary module to Flexcom which performs time domain fatigue analysis (Mode 1) and general cycle counting (Mode 2). Refer to Cycle Counting Analysis (Mode2) for further details.

•$LOAD CASE includes data such as environmental parameters (e.g. current and waves), boundary conditions of various kinds, internal fluid loading, and the analysis type and solution parameters.

•$MODEL includes data such as the finite element discretisation, structural and hydrodynamic properties, plus any other inputs which characterise the initial model configuration (e.g. initial vessel position, seabed properties, ocean depth etc.) – basically any information which cannot logically change from run to run.

•$MODES corresponds to Modes, an ancillary module of Flexcom, which performs modal analysis. Refer to Modal Analysis for further details.

•$MODES POSTPROCESSING - This section corresponds to the postprocessing of modal analyses. Refer to Modal Analysis Postprocessing for further details.

•$PREPROCESSOR - This section corresponds to the keyword parameterisation facility, which allows you to model a series of load case variations about a base model. Refer to Keyword Parameterisation for further details.

•$SHEAR7 corresponds to prediction of VIV fatigue damage by interfacing with SHEAR7 program developed by a team at MIT. Refer to SHEAR7 Interface for further details.

•$SUMMARY COLLATE corresponds to the summary collation postprocessing module, which allows you to collate the summary postprocessing results across a range of different time domain analyses. Refer to Summary Collate for further details.

•$Summary Postprocessing corresponds to the summary postprocessing facility, which allows you to extract pertinent results (e.g. maximum/minimum values) from time domain analyses in succinct tabular format. Refer to Summary Postprocessing for further details.

•$Summary WAVE SCATTER corresponds to the Summary Wave Scatter feature, which allows you to generate Summary Database Files for seastate combinations which you have not actually simulated. Based on some selected 'reference seastates' in your scatter diagram, Flexcom estimates simulation results for adjacent seastates based on an extrapolation technique. You may then use the Summary Postprocessing Collation to collate information from all seastates. Refer to Summary Wave Scatter for further details.

•$Timetrace Postprocessing corresponds to the timetrace postprocessing facility, which is mainly used in the area of time domain fatigue analysis. Refer to Timetrace Postprocessing for further details.

•$Universal contains universal keywords/directives which can occur in any section of the keyword file (e.g. $MODEL, $LOAD CASE etc.).