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Specification Options

Flexcom provides several options in relation to current loading follows:

•Uniform. A horizontal current velocity distribution which is uniform in magnitude and direction through the water depth.

•Piecewise Linear. A horizontal current velocity distribution varying in magnitude, direction, or both, with depth.

•Mudline Upwards. The velocity profile is specified as a function of height above zero datum, X=0.

•MWL Downwards. The velocity profile is specified as a function of distance below the Mean Water Line (MWL) – this can be especially useful with an arbitrary seabed bathymetry.  

•A user-subroutine option to define time varying currents or internal waves.

Relevant Keywords

•*CURRENT is used to specify current loading. The UNIFORM, PIECEWISE LINEAR and SUBROUTINE inputs correspond to the specification options outlined above.