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RAOPhaseRelativeToConvention: It is assumed that this refers to the positive wave elevation.If the phases are stated as being in “degrees” then Flexcom will not perform any conversion. If the phases are stated as being in “radians” then Flexcom multiplies the phases by (180/pi). RAOPhaseUnitsConvention: It is assumed this refers to the units that the phases in the yml file are in.Otherwise if the option states that it “lags” Flexcom will not perform any conversion. If the option in OrcaFlex states that the phase angle “leads” then Flexcom will multiply all the phase angles by -1.
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- RAOPhaseConvention: It is assumed that this refers to the positive rao phase angle of the RAOs in the yml file.
- If the waves are referred to in “frequency (Hz)” then no conversion will take place. If the waves are referred to in “frequency (rads/s)” then Flexcom divides them by (2*pi). If the waves are referred to in “periods” then Flexcom performs the following conversion (1/period). Flexcom converts the values referenced by this convention from the convention stated in the yml file to the Flexcom format.
- WavesReferredToBy: It is assumed that this option is a statement of what the units of wave period are for the RAOS in the yml file.
- No conversion will take place based on this convention but Flexcom will produce an error if either “max wave slope” or “wave steepness” is the stated convention.
RAOWaveUnit: It is assumed that this is always set to “amplitude” and if not Flexcom produces an error.If they are stated as being in “degrees” then no conversion will take place. If they are stated as being in “radians” then Flexcom multiplies these rotational RAOs by (180/pi). RAOResponseUnits: it is assumed that this refers to the units in which the rotational RAOs are referred to in the yml file.All other formats are set on a file by file basis and the interpretation of the available options in OrcaFlex are as follows:.The definition of wave heading is transformed such that a 0 degree heading, which is incident on the stern in the OrcaFlex format, is incident on the bow in the Flexcom format.The conventions used in Orcaflex are as follows: Flexcom can import RAO data from an OrcaFlex text data file (.yml) only. OrcaFlex models can be saved in either binary data files (.dat) or text data files (.yml).