Flexcom > User Interface > Analysis Preview

Flexcom provides a number of helpful options for previewing wave loading and associated vessel responses, before commencing a finite element simulation.

•Wave Spectrum Plot provides a graphical preview of the wave spectrum for analyses which include a random seastate, such as Pierson-Moskowitz, Jonswap, Ochi-Hubble or Torsethaugen.

•RAO Response Plot option is a useful feature for verifying that vessel RAO data has been input correctly into Flexcom. It graphically presents the vessel response as a function of incident wave heading and frequency, for each of the local Vessel Degrees of Freedom.

•Water Elevation Plot provides a preview of the water surface elevation, at any point in the wave field, as a function of time.

•Vessel Response Plot provides a preview of the vessel response to the applied wave loading as a function of time, in each of the local Vessel Degrees of Freedom. This provides confidence that the specified RAO data does in fact lead to the expected vessel motions.