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Advanced Simulation of Seaflex Mooring System with ProteusDS

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Dynamic Systems Analysis Ltd. (DSA) has been providing custom software solutions for the ocean engineering industry for over a decade. Their ProteusDS and ShipMo3D simulation software tests virtual prototypes of vessels and equipment operating in ocean conditions. Seaflex AB, the maker of the Seaflex mooring system, needed to understand the dynamic effects of ocean current, wind, and waves on their mooring system. This understanding is crucial to reduce the risk and uncertainty of vessel motions and loads on equipment in an ocean environment, leading to safer designs and lower risk and project cost. The Seaflex mooring system is an engineered mooring system that is custom made for each particular location based on the expected forces and conditions. The challenge was to estimate the effect of current, wind, and waves on the mooring system and to numerically model the response of the Seaflex mooring system to various conditions.
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Seaflex AB is the maker of the Seaflex mooring system, an engineered mooring system that is custom made for each particular location based on the expected forces and conditions. The Seaflex mooring system can be used for many applications including marinas, wave attenuators, navigational buoys, residential pontoons/docks, floating helicopter platforms, seaplane terminals, floating fish farms, floating solar energy parks, floating houses, wave energy converters, and many more. The Seaflex system is designed to elongate and retract in an even, smooth movement, keeping the mooring platform stable and in position even during bad weather. The unique construction of the system offers unsurpassed dampening of forces which aids in the longevity of the structures it is anchoring.
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DSA developed a simulation capability for the Seaflex mooring system using their ProteusDS software. This software creates virtual prototypes of marine structures to answer questions related to engineering design, planning, training, operations, and safety. The Seaflex mooring system elongates and retracts in an even, smooth movement, keeping the mooring platform stable and in position even during bad weather. The unique construction of the system offers unsurpassed dampening of forces which aids in the longevity of the structures it is anchoring. The model was successfully implemented, and the response of the Seaflex system can now be predicted using the full capabilities of the wind, wave, and current models in ProteusDS. The Seaflex team now has the capabilities in-house to model a wide range of applications and has access to support from the DSA team for all of their projects.
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The implementation of the ProteusDS simulation capability for the Seaflex mooring system has been successful. The response of the Seaflex system can now be predicted using the full capabilities of the wind, wave, and current models in ProteusDS. This has enabled the Seaflex team to model a wide range of applications in-house, reducing the risk and uncertainty of vessel motions and loads on equipment in an ocean environment. The Seaflex team also has access to support from the DSA team for all of their projects, ensuring continuous improvement and optimization of their mooring systems.
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