Simulation of Processes in the Shipping Industry

Virtual prototyping has become indispensable for maritime applications due to the often extremely large dimensions of ships or individual components and the associated costs. Many processes are characterized by a complex interaction between a structure and a fluid with a free surface. This is the case, for example, when waves hit a ship and cause sloshing movements in the fuel tanks. With the help of MESHFREE, we can identify optimization potential in the early stages of design.

Particularly Important Features Are:

Preparation and set-up time for a simulation are reduced to a minimum – only a surface triangulation of the geometry must be available.
The point cloud used for discretization of the fluid is generated automatically – including spatial and temporal refinement depending on simulation results.
Complex interactions between fluid and structure are efficiently simulated with MESHFREE using multiphase coupling – from rigid bodies to deformable structures.

MESHFREE Use Cases – Maritime Industry

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Flooding Scenarios

More and more 3D geometry data of cities is available – including houses and terrain. Our MESHFREE software supports the common data formats and the tool can simulate a flooding scenario in just a few simple steps. This makes it possible to identify areas with high flooding risk and analyze the forces acting on the structures.