Altair Case Studies Advanced Simulation of Seaflex Mooring System with ProteusDS

	Advanced Simulation of Seaflex Mooring System with ProteusDS Altair

Advanced Simulation of Seaflex Mooring System with ProteusDS

Altair

Technology Category	Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Virtual Private Cloud Wearables - Virtual Reality Glasses, Headsets & Controllers
Applicable Industries	Marine & Shipping Renewable Energy
Applicable Functions	Product Research & Development
Use Cases	Virtual Reality Virtual Training
Services	System Integration Training
Challenge	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. Read More
About Customer	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. Read More
Solution	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. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Virtual Private Cloud

Wearables - Virtual Reality Glasses, Headsets & Controllers

Applicable Industries

Marine & Shipping

Renewable Energy

Applicable Functions

Product Research & Development

Use Cases

Virtual Reality

Virtual Training

Services

System Integration

Training

Challenge

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.

About Customer

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.

Solution

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.

Impact #1	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.

Impact #1

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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Advanced Simulation of Seaflex Mooring System with ProteusDS

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