Hi,

I would like to know if a type of software exists...

I would like the software to act as a virtual hull performance testing
tank. Something that can have a basic hull design, perhaps some kind
of CAD software, that allows the drawing to be submerged into a
virtual water depth, and display the effect to water that a travelling
hull would do.

Any ideas where I should be looking for such software?

Something to run on Linux is preferable, but will take any directions
at this stage.

Thanks

RK,

There are several hull design program packages out there, but those that
I know of (I have not done the search recently) were all hydrostatic
property and fairness evaluators. ProSurf from New Wave was one that I
evaluated.

What you seem to be looking for is a virtual towing tank package. The
last one of these that I knew of ran on a Cray. Mind you, what was the
domain of a supercomputer not very long ago may run on today's desktop.

Open channel CFD (computational fluid dynamics) is still not a simple
operation.

Good Luck
Matt Colie
Lifelong Waterman, Licensed Mariner and Pathological Sailor




rkrite wrote:
Hi,

I would like to know if a type of software exists...

I would like the software to act as a virtual hull performance testing
tank. Something that can have a basic hull design, perhaps some kind
of CAD software, that allows the drawing to be submerged into a
virtual water depth, and display the effect to water that a travelling
hull would do.

Any ideas where I should be looking for such software?

Something to run on Linux is preferable, but will take any directions
at this stage.

Thanks

On Mar 3, 8:57 am, Matt Colie wrote:
RK,

There are several hull design program packages out there, but those that
I know of (I have not done the search recently) were all hydrostatic
property and fairness evaluators. ProSurf from New Wave was one that I
evaluated.

What you seem to be looking for is a virtual towing tank package. The
last one of these that I knew of ran on a Cray. Mind you, what was the
domain of a supercomputer not very long ago may run on today's desktop.

Open channel CFD (computational fluid dynamics) is still not a simple
operation.

Good Luck
Matt Colie
Lifelong Waterman, Licensed Mariner and Pathological Sailor

rkrite wrote:
Hi,

I would like to know if a type of software exists...

I would like the software to act as a virtual hull performance testing
tank. Something that can have a basic hull design, perhaps some kind
of CAD software, that allows the drawing to be submerged into a
virtual water depth, and display the effect to water that a travelling
hull would do.

Any ideas where I should be looking for such software?

Something to run on Linux is preferable, but will take any directions
at this stage.

Thanks

You might take a look at what Delftship - http://www.delftship.net/
offers. The core
program is available as a freeware download, and modules can be
purchased to do
additional computational tasks as the state of your project dictates.
Register and
download the docs, etc.

Frank