Vessel Boundary Conditions |
 
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Vessel Boundary Conditions |
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Vessel boundary conditions are used to define the motions of nodes which are attached to a vessel (or vessels). They are defined in terms of a vessel name, node number, degree of freedom and (optionally) displacement. A full discussion of the calculation of vessel motions and corresponding structural displacements is given in Vessels and Vessel Motions.
•*BOUNDARY is used to define boundary conditions. Specifically, the TYPE=VESSEL input is used to identify those nodes on the structure whose motions are defined from the motions of an attached vessel.
If you would like to see an example of how this keyword is used in practice, refer to any of the standard Flexcom Examples.