Marine systems simulation
System::SimpleFloatingCollar::forceCoefficients Struct Reference

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#include <CSimpleFloatingCollar.h>

Public Attributes

double numTubes
 Parameters and variables.
 
double elemMass
 Number of tubes.
 
double * Ca
 Mass of each element in the floating collar.
 
double * Cb
 Added mass coefficient array for Mass matrix and diffraction force. 1.0 is equal to mass of displaced water equal to 0.5*rhowater*pi*elemeradius^2*elemlength.
 
double elemVolume
 Potential wave damping coefficient array for Mass matrix and diffraction force. 1.0 is equal to mass of displaced water equal to 0.5*rhowater*pi*elemeradius^2*elemlength.
 
double elemRadius
 Volume of each element in the floating collar.
 
double elemLength
 Diameter of each element in the floating collar.
 
double elemArea
 Length of each element in the floating collar.
 
double elemProjArea
 Area of each element (ommitting circular end patches)
 
double elemCrossSectArea
 Projected area of element (2*elementRadius*elementLength)
 
double Cd_n
 Cross sectional area of each element in the floating collar (pi*radius^2)
 
double Cd_t
 Normal drag coefficient for each element in the floating collar.
 
double rhoWater
 Tangential drag coeffocient.
 
double g
 Water density.
 
double heaveRAO
 Acceleration of gravity. Not usually something you want to meddle with.
 
int numBridles
 Connections to other simulation objects.
 
int * BridleElemIndex
 Number of bridles connected to floating collar.
 
double * BridleForces
 Pointer to array holding element index of bridle connection points.
 
double * BridlePos
 Array holdign bridle forces for elements with a bridle connection.
 
int numNetConnectors
 
int * NetElemIndex
 Number of net connections to floating collar.
 
double * NetForces
 Pointer to array holding element index of net connection points.
 
double * NetPos
 Array holding net forces for elements with a net connection.
 
int numChains
 
int * ChainElemIndex
 Number of chain connections to floating collar.
 
double * ChainForces
 Pointer to array holding element index of chain connection points.
 
double * ChainPos
 Array holding chain forces for elements with a chain connection.
 
int NumConPoint
 Contact.
 
int * ContactElemIndex
 
double * ContactElemForce
 
double * ContactPos
 

Detailed Description

Struct containing coefficients and parameters used to calculate exciting forces on the floating collar, i.e. hydrodynamic.


The documentation for this struct was generated from the following file: