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OrcaFlex 11

OrcaFlex is generally the software of choice for riser design and riser analysis, mooring design and dynamic mooring analysis, single point moorings, top tensioned risers, flexible risers, drilling and production riserssteel catenary risers and cable dynamics problems in general.

Summary of key features

  • 3D, nonlinear, large displacement analysis
  • Fully coupled tension, bending & torsion
  • Accurate, efficient and proven FE formulation
  • Robust line compression / snatch modelling
  • External line-on-line clash & sliding contact
  • Internal line-in-line impact & sliding contact
  • Modelling of post-contact behaviour
  • Linear & nonlinear elastic contact stiffness
  • Line slug flow and free-flooding effects
  • Nonlinear time domain (implicit & explicit)
  • Linear frequency domain (1st & 2nd order)
  • Quasi-dynamic analysis
  • Constraints to fix or impose individual DoFs
  • Line feeding (haul in and pay out nodes)
  • Fully coupled vessel – line analysis
  • Comprehensive vessel load modelling
  • Multi-body hydrodynamic coupling
  • Full sum and full difference QTFs
  • Vessel wave shielding (sea state RAOs)
  • Water entry & exit slam loads
  • Full description of wind, wave and current
  • Flat, 2D or 3D seabed profile
  • Linear elastic, non-linear hysteretic & P-y soil
  • Binary and / or text input files
  • Fatigue analysis
  • Extreme value statistics
  • Modal analysis
  • VIV and interference analysis
  • Pipelay and riser code checks
  • Comprehensive range of automation tools
  • Complete Matlab, Python & DLL interfaces
  • Parallel processing (at no extra cost)
  • Batch processing for volume analyses
  • Distributed OrcaFlex optimises multi-licence use
  • Full GUI with wire frame and shaded views

Tried and tested around the world for:

  • riser systems
  • transport, installation and decommissioning
  • moorings and global performance
  • pipelay and pipelines
  • renewables
  • towed systems
  • numerous other applications, including aquaculture, cable-stayed structures, floating bridges, defence, marine renewables, factory cable routing and earthquake loading

Product: OrcaFlex 11
Version:11.0
Supported Architectures: x64
Language: english
Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7even or newer
Size: 1CD

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