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Forces
In MOSES, forces on the system are separated into nineteen named categories:
The accuracy of the computation of forces on a plate or panel depends on the shape of the panel. In
particular, the results for more "compact" panels is superior to those which are "long and skinny". As
a guide to the "badness" of panels, a badness measure is reported for the &SUMMARIES of panels
and plates. Now, often this measure is taken as the "aspect ratio" of the panel; i.e.
R = W/H
Where W is the width, H is the height and W > H. This is all fine and good for rectangular plates, but
when these enter the water the submerged portion is rarely a rectangle.
To generalize this notion, in MOSES, we define badness as
B = P / [ 2 sqrt(pi*A) ]
- 1.
Here P is the perimeter and A is the area. Notice that for a circle, B is zero and that for rectangular
plates it increases with the increase of aspect ratio.
http://bentley.ultramarine.com/hdesk/ref_man/forces.htm
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When added mass is computed for a panel or plate, the results from DNV-RP-C205 are used. In
particular, the force computations presented there for added mass forces are tabulated as a function of
B and interpolated based on the current values of B for the submerged portion of the plate.
http://bentley.ultramarine.com/hdesk/ref_man/forces.htm
6/3/2012