Feature 3 | CAD/CAM
Simulation helps marine engineers navigate challenges
By leveraging ANSYS soſtware to design marine structures in a risk-free virtual environment, engineers can introduce innovations faster and with greater confidence. Spiro J. Pahos, technical services engineer II, ANSYS UK explains further
are rising, as are concerns about emissions and other environmental impacts. Fluctuating demand for new ships requires engineers to operate with a high degree of responsiveness, cutting the cycle time needed to produce new vessel designs. Extreme weather, hazardous cargoes and other challenging
T operating conditions
present designers with the need to continuously innovate and deliver higher levels of performance. And, like every other industry, the global marine industry faces ongoing pressures to cut product costs, while maintaining ever-higher quality standards. Meanwhile, staff levels are decreasing
as shipbuilders aim to cut personnel costs in order to remain competitive. Many engineering teams are expected to produce the same output, with fewer resources.
oday, the international marine industry faces unprecedented challenges. Energy costs
Figure 1: ANSYS Design-Xplorer helps naval architects to weigh a number of design variables before arriving at an optimal solution
How can naval architects overcome these challenges? One answer lies in
Figure 2: Post-processing deformation on a jacket pile
leveraging the power of engineering simulation to design new vessels and features in a risk-free, cost-effective virtual environment. By building ships and components in a simulated environment, engineers can quickly arrive at groundbreaking innovations, without investing time and money in physical prototypes. Engineers can subject their virtual designs to extreme temperatures, waves, wind loading, cargo weights and other real-world conditions in order to assess their response. Not only can designers verify and introduce naval innovations faster, but they can predict confidently how their designs will perform under actual operating conditions. Engineering resources are amplified, as teams rely on powerful soſtware to automate and streamline many routine design tasks. ANSYS software offers the robust capabilities to help engineers conduct
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