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    Chain and rope properties

    You are right, the problem is that all I know about the ship is that it is a 73700DWT VLCC wich is moored to multibuoys, the dimensions of the...
    Post by: gust, Oct 31, 2016 in forum: Boat Design
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    Chain and rope properties

    Hello, does anyone know some references about chain and rope properties?? I need the stiffnes, stiffness coeficents and breaking load of...
    Thread by: gust, Oct 28, 2016, 4 replies, in forum: Boat Design
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    Multibuoy mooring

    Well it turns out I defined the point mass location of the buoys using the local coordinate system of the buoys instead of the global cs. I still...
    Post by: gust, Oct 28, 2016 in forum: Software
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    Multibuoy mooring

    Hello, good news, so far I've managed to: -Create the geometry of the ship and buoys (using SolidWorks and importing in .igs format), -Do a...
    Post by: gust, Oct 24, 2016 in forum: Software
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    Mooring in AQWA

    Thanks UTKARSH RAMAYAN! I managed to do the tutorial, I recomend it, many people weren't able to finish it so I uploaded my files, you can find...
    Post by: gust, Oct 10, 2016 in forum: Software
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    Multibuoy mooring

    So it seems I can't send links to official tutorials, welp I'll upload the nonofficial tutorials I have (thanks to kristeen) and the Youtube...
    Post by: gust, Oct 10, 2016 in forum: Software
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    AQWA doubt

    Hi I'm trying to simulate a multibuoy system, and I have the same doubts about how to define the cables (hawsers and chains), in my thread I've...
    Post by: gust, Oct 6, 2016 in forum: Software
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    Multibuoy mooring

    I've managed to do the tutorial! I found many people needed help finishing it, so I'll upload the files. Also I found other Aqwa tutorials that...
    Post by: gust, Oct 5, 2016 in forum: Software
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    Multibuoy mooring

    Hello to everyone, I'm doing my grad work on MBM buoys structural simulation. I'm using SoliWorks and Asys Aqwa and Mechanical. I know how to draw...
    Thread by: gust, Oct 4, 2016, 5 replies, in forum: Software
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    Draft of a oil tanker

    Yes, I'm using 60000dwt and 40% of that for ballast load. Does anyone know any reference where I can find oil tankers of 60000dwt and similar...
    Post by: gust, Sep 27, 2016 in forum: Boat Design
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    Draft of a oil tanker

    I really appreciate your help guys, sadly I don't know anything else about the ship :(, thats why I'm using estimates and guesses. I found a...
    Post by: gust, Sep 22, 2016 in forum: Boat Design
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    Draft of a oil tanker

    Allright. So my displacement is (approximately) = 240*32*12*1000*0.9 = 82944000kg. Isn't that a bit high?? (my DWT is 60000) I'm asking all of...
    Post by: gust, Sep 22, 2016 in forum: Boat Design
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    Draft of a oil tanker

    Thank you. About ballast load. I think i've got some good references here: AQIS. 1993b. Ballast Water Management, it says: "modern ships on...
    Post by: gust, Sep 21, 2016 in forum: Boat Design