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Orca Flex Brochure

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O OrcaFlex

Software for Global Dynamic Analysis


Professional Software for
Professional Engineers

OrcaFlex is a general purpose dynamic analysis software program suitable


for a wide range of global dynamic analysis applications. Its user
interface, functionality, productivity features, wide range of applications,
along with very active program development and technical support, make
it the leading option in its peer group.

OrcaFlexs generality, power and flexibility means that a wide range of


systems can be modelled, and it is routinely used in the analysis of the
following applications:

Riser Systems Pipelay & Pipelines


Flexible risers umbilicals offloading & floating S-Lay (rigid, hinged and articulated stingers) J-Lay
hoses short-term production systems top- lay over chutes on-bottom stability spanning
tensioned risers steel catenary risers hybrid VIV assessment trawl impact.
systems such as riser towers.
Renewables
Transport, Installation & Compliant wave power systems offshore wind
Decommissioning farm installation floating wind turbines power
All types of marine operations (inc. crane ops): cable take-off installation of tidal devices.
topsides risers moorings anchors subsea
packages, etc. passive & active heave compensation
Towed Systems
topside floatover & removal jacket launch,
Bundles seismic arrays towed fish (birds) with
positioning & removal sea-fastening load-out
controlled depth modelling tug operations.
offloading.

Moorings & Global Performance Other applications


Aquaculture booms cable-stayed structures
Coupled or uncoupled analysis permanent &
(including stadia roof installation) floating bridges
mobile systems single point moorings tension leg
jack-ups & liftboats on-shore power line
platforms SPARs spread or turret moorings
installation factory cable routing minesweeping
oceanographic systems jetty moorings floating
dropped object analysis shore-side heavy lift
islands.
simple truss structures earthquake loading.
Features
At the core of OrcaFlex is a robust and well proven finite element model for long slender line-
type structures. OrcaFlex is not modular, with all functionality, including multi-threading,
accessible through the user interface and / or the productivity and automation features. A full
spec can be found at orcina.com/SoftwareProducts/OrcaFlex/Features/OrcaFlexFeatures.pdf

Loads Analyses
Robust line compression / snatch modelling Extremely quick and robust static analysis
External line-on-line clash & sliding contact Nonlinear Time Domain (implicit & explicit)
Internal line-in-line impact & sliding contact Linear Frequency Domain (1st & 2nd order)
Comprehensive vessel load modelling Fully coupled vessel - line analysis
Multi-body hydrodynamic coupling Extreme value statistics
Full sum and full difference QTFs Modal, VIV, clearance and Interference analysis
Vessel wave shielding (sea state RAOs) Regular, rainflow & spectral Fatigue analysis
Water entry & exit slam loads Pipelay and Riser code checks
Full description of wind, wave and current Modelling of post-contact behaviour
Line slug flow and free-flooding effects Full wave kinematics, or 3 optimisations
Linear elastic, non-linear hysteretic & P-y soil
Productivity
Flat, 2D or 3D seabed profile
Binary and / or text input files
Structure Comprehensive range of automation tools
3D, nonlinear, large displacement analysis Complete Matlab, Python & DLL interfaces
Fully coupled tension, bending & torsion Parallel processing on multi-core hardware
Accurate, efficient and proven FE formulation (at no extra cost)
Linear & nonlinear elastic contact stiffness Batch processing for volume analyses
Constraints to fix or impose individual DoFs Distributed OrcaFlex optimises multi-licence use
Connect any point on a Line to other objects Full GUI with wire frame and shaded views

Commercial
OrcaFlexs commercial structure is widely recognised as the most cost-effective in its peer group:

OrcaFlex is not modular - all features are integral to the Purchases always include a free MUS period
program, including multi-threading Very flexible leasing, inclusive of MUS, with a 1
Comprehensive Maintenance, Upgrade & Support month minimum lease period
(MUS) contract, including very responsive client support Lease-to-purchase option with majority of last 3-
Highly competitive pricing with very advantageous years lease charges counting towards purchase
multi-copy discounts on purchases and MUS All licensing is on a world-wide basis clients are free
Group Agreements allow pooling of licences to achieve to move licences at will to best suit their purposes
greater multi-copy discounts

Contact
t: +44 (0)1229 584 742 | e: orcina@orcina.com | w: orcina.com | : Orcina Ltd

or our Agents in:


USA & Canada China South Korea
Malaysia, Indonesia & Singapore
South America India and Middle East.

Published Feb-17

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