A coupling between a dynamic mooring solver based on high-order finite element techniques (MooDy) and a radiation-diffraction based hydrodynamic solver (WEC-Sim) is presented. The high-order scheme gives fast convergence resulting in high-resolution simulations at a lower computational cost. The model is compared against a lumped mass mooring code (MoorDyn) that has an existing coupling to WEC-Sim. The two models are compared for a standard test case and the results are similar, giving confidence in the new WEC-Sim-MooDy coupling. Finally, the coupled model is validated using experimental data of a spread moored cylinder with good agreement.
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Moura Paredes, G., Eskilsson, C., Palm, J., Kofoed, J. P., & Bergdahl, L. (2019). Coupled BEM/hp-FEM modelling of moored floaters. In Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering (Vol. 18, pp. 504–510). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2306-5_71
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