Olaf Waals, Software Seminar, September 30, 2010

History
MARIN has been developing time domain simulation software
for almost 30 years.
Specialized tools were developed for specific areas:
Coupled mooring analysis
Dynamic Positioning
Multiple-body lifting operations
Riser dynamics
Offloading operations
etc.
Developments in the offshore industry in the last decade
showed the need for a more integrated and flexible tool.

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History
In 2006 MARIN started with the development of the new time
domain program aNySIM.
The program can simulate:
Coupled motion behavior
Multiple floating bodies
Deep and shallow water mooring systems
Hydrodynamic interactions
Dynamic Positioning systems
Jetty mooring arrangements including fenders

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Multi body operations offshore:

Tandem spread moored Single point moored

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Tandem with turret Side-by-side
Multi body model tests:

Side-by-side Tandem

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Single point Gravity Based Structure
 Multi body Hydromechanics in waves:
6 t
( M kj + mkj )x&& j + Rkj ( t )x& j ( ) d + Ckj x j = Fk ( t )
j =1
Retardation Functions
(based op diffraction theory)

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Side by Side interaction

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Multi body Hydromechanics (complexe systems):

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Timedomain Software MARIN Offshore (untill 2007):
LIFSIM: TERMSIM: DYNFLOAT: DPMASTER
Liften jetty mooring Mooring PID control
Jacket SPM mooring Line Thrusters
installation dynamics Rudders

WF+LF WF+LF LF LF
3 Body 1 body 1 Body 1 Body
User Interface User defined
Allocation
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Multi body Hydromechanics (LIFSIM):

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Multi body Hydromechanica (DYNFLOAT):

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Multi body Hydromechanica (DPSemi):

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Multi body Hydromechanica >2007: aNySIM

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Main drivers for aNySIM development

Flexibility !
1 timedomain program
Easy to use input file
Traceable verification and benchmarking
Possibilities for batch processing
QA on input (visualisation)

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 Multi Body Numerical Time Domain Analysis:
aNySIM Anchor lines
Ship 1
Dynamic Positioning
Wind
Waves Fenders
Current
Mooring lines
Ship 2
Mechanic Coupling
Body 3
User Defined model
Body N Winch-model
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Current version; product features
aNySIM was developed step by step, at present the following
modules are available:

Time domain integration (Mooring) Lines

of equation of motion Anchor lines
Wave Forces (quasi static and dynamic).
(1st and 2nd order) Thrusters
Current Forces Kalman filter
Wind Forces DP controllers
Fenders Rudders
Ballasting
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How does it work?
aNySIM is a command line program that uses 1
input file to simulate motions and forces:

res-file data
Ini-file aNySIM
rep-file statistics

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Most important keywords in the input file
[GENERAL]
[WAVES]
[BODY#]
[LINE#]
[OUTPUT]
[CURRENT]
[WIND]
[FENDER#]
[SERIE#]

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Engineering visualization using Matlab

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Example projects:

Floating road (MSc thesis Joris van Drunen)

Side by Side offloading (OMAE2007-29756)
Dynamics in a soft yoke system

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Floating road (24 segments)

480 m

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Floating runway

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Voorbeeld: Floating road (Relative motions 19-24)

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Side by Side comparison (AQWA / LIFSIM / aNySIM)
FSRU
LNG Carrier
14 lines
16 mooring lines
4 fenders

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Side by Side comparison (AQWA / LIFSIM / aNySIM)

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 Side by Side results (AQWA / LIFSIM / aNySIM)
Tension Line 13 [kN]
1000
AQWA
800 LIFSIM
ANYSIM
600
T13 [kN]

400

200

0
1.2 1.205 1.21 1.215 1.22 1.225 1.23 1.235 1.24 1.245 1.25
time [s] 4
x 10

Small Differences (OMAE2007-29756) :

- Fender models
- Interpolation of wave forces for directions

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 Installation of a soft yoke system:
Z-PORTSIDE

Z-STARBOARD

Model test
aNySIM
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 aNySIM-pro
A new way of sharing Hydrodynamic software
aNySIMpro objective

aNySIM is the MARIN Offshore standard to deliver

flexible solutions to our clients for simulating
complexe systems in time domain.

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Flexibele solutions for clients: aNySIM pro

aNySIMpro on a project by project basis:

Tuned HDB-only
aNySIM aNySIM
model after
model test model

MARIN involvement

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Flexibele solutions: aNySIM pro
Involvement of MARIN in your project
Unlimited license use within specific project
Tuned numerical model as additional service with
model tests
Latest version of aNySIM is delivered
License fees are invested back into aNySIM
development
Validation against model tests is carried out for
many projects
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What can be delivered?

aNySIM-pro project version including:

HDB hydrodynamic database

Access to user manual aNyWIKI website

Course/training to use aNySIM

Numerical model (basic or completely tuned)

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Dynamic Positioning: Follow mode

Relative DP for a side-by-side configuration

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Future developments

Migration of aNySIM to XMF framework

Integration of other hydrodynamic modules:
Manoeuvring
Wave response with forward speed
Integrate in 3D training simulator

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Thank you!

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