Flexcom > Data Inputs > $SUMMARY WAVE SCATTER

This section 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.

The simulation of an entire scatter diagram in the time domain can be quite time consuming, so this a highly efficient solution technique which can save you considerable computational time. However given the inherent approximation involved, caution is strongly advised regarding the user application of this feature. Refer to Summary Wave Scatter for further details.

This section contains the following keywords:

•*SCATTER DIAGRAM is used to specify the wave scatter diagram, including the grouping of similar seastates into blocks and the nomination of appropriate reference seastates.

•*OPTIONS is used to specify some miscellaneous options regarding the operation of the Summary Wave Scatter feature.

•*WAVE SPECTRUM is used to specify the wave spectrum type for use in the Summary Wave Scatter computations.