The external surface and internal tank pressures, Morison loads, and structural accelerations calculated in a Hydrodynamic Diffraction or time domain Hydrodynamic Response analysis can be transferred to panel and line elements in a Static Structural analysis, using the Hydrodynamic Pressure Add-on, through a link on the Workbench Project Schematic page. This removes the need to create, manipulate, and run files external to Workbench.
Note: Moonpool pressures can also be transferred, but from Hydrodynamic Diffraction to Static Structural only.
When mapping from a Hydrodynamic Diffraction system, multiple wave phase angles can be analyzed in a single Static Structural calculation, to provide a clear picture of finite element results due to hydrodynamic loading over the whole wave cycle. Similarly, for a Hydrodynamic Diffraction analysis including multiple Wave Frequencies or Wave Directions, pressures and loads can be transferred for some or all of those frequency/direction pairs in a single Static Structural analysis.
For pressure mapping from a time domain Hydrodynamic Response system, external surface and internal tank pressures, as well as Morison loads, can be transferred for: a single time step; a range of time steps; or for all time steps for which time domain pressures have been calculated. In addition, cable forces, joint forces/moments and tether forces/moments calculated in the hydrodynamic model can be applied to the structural model.