Dry length of buoy in OrcaFlex

Posted by KAE on Super User See other posts from Super User or by KAE
Published on 2011-02-15T20:14:28Z Indexed on 2011/02/15 23:28 UTC
Read the original article Hit count: 210

Filed under:

I use a software package called OrcaFlex to model the behavior of a buoy in ocean waves. I would like to share OrcaFlex questions in this forum - hope some users are out there! Here is a starter question: For a 6D buoy, I extracted the 'Dry Length' after the simulation completed. The value of the Dry Length sometimes slightly exceeds the actual height of the buoy, even though this would not seem to be possible given the formula from the manual, Dry Length = (cylinder length) × (cylinder volume above surface) / (cylinder total volume). Any insights?

© Super User or respective owner

Related posts about simulation