AqwaWave Manual

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1. Introduction

2.1. Program Structures

2.2. Selection of Wave Cases

2.3. Incident, Diffracted, and Radiated Wave Forces

2.4. Morison Loads

2.4.1. Fluid Flow
2.4.2. Load Application

2.5. Inertial Loads

3. Data Requirements and Preparation

3.1. Input Data file

3.1.1. Preliminary Control Data
3.1.2. Hydrodynamic and Structural File Information
3.1.3. Aqwa Identifier Information
3.1.4. Current Definition - CURR
3.1.5. Load Case Data - LOAD
3.1.6. Assignment Data - ASGN

3.2. Generating Structural FEM Data for Mechanical APDL

4. Guidelines for Running AqwaWave

4.1. How to Run AqwaWave

4.1.1. Running AqwaWave on a PC
4.1.2. Running AqwaWave From Batch Files on PCs

4.2. AqwaWave Output Files

A. Neutral File Formats

A.1. Neutral Hydrodynamic Input File

A.1.1. Model Title
A.1.2. Hydrodynamic surface geometry
A.1.3. Wave Periods
A.1.4. Wave directions
A.1.5. Panel pressures
A.1.6. Morison Element Hydrodynamic Definition
A.1.7. Morison Element Load Definition
A.1.8. Mass Properties

A.2. Neutral Structural Input File

A.2.1. Model Title
A.2.2. Structural Finite Element Description
A.2.3. Structural Line Element Description

A.3. Load Results File

A.3.1. Mapped Pressures
A.3.2. Mapped Hydrostatic Pressures
A.3.3. Mapped Line Loads
A.3.4. Acceleration Loads About CoG

A.4. Sample AqwaWave Data for Neutral Load Transfer