How to plot the wave contour in ship flow (free surface) problem

deddy1973 · March 19, 2012, 05:25

Hi, I have some problems to display my results in wave contour on the ship flow (free surface). I have already used isosurface method but beside that, I want to know wave contour based on z/Lpp. Please give me some tips to make it. thank you

leviathan · March 26, 2012, 13:39

I've got same problem...hope some masters could give solutions...

ghorrocks · March 26, 2012, 19:09

What is z/Lpp? I wish people would not use jargon.

Cluain · March 27, 2012, 05:07

You should be able to change the scale in the details of the isosurface to suit z/Lpp. But I don't know does that solve your problem. Can you explain what you are trying to achieve in laymens terms?

deddy1973 · March 27, 2012, 06:43

Ok,, I will explain it.....z= wave heigth and Lpp= ship length...so I want to plot the wave contour based on z/Lpp value....please give me good answer...thanks

ghorrocks · March 27, 2012, 06:49

This is straight forward - define a variable of z/(ship length) assuming gravity is in the -z direction. Then you can plot this variable on your isosurface of the water surface or any other plot you care to do.

sony anggara · February 19, 2013, 06:49

you can make intersection spline between wave and ship hull, then plot it in the curve presented in post processor tools

March 19, 2012, 05:25	How to plot the wave contour in ship flow (free surface) problem	#1
deddy1973 New Member deddy chrismianto Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 14	Hi, I have some problems to display my results in wave contour on the ship flow (free surface). I have already used isosurface method but beside that, I want to know wave contour based on z/Lpp. Please give me some tips to make it. thank you

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March 26, 2012, 13:39		#2
leviathan New Member ludi Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 21 Rep Power: 15	I've got same problem...hope some masters could give solutions...

March 26, 2012, 19:09		#3
ghorrocks Super Moderator Glenn Horrocks Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,870 Rep Power: 144	What is z/Lpp? I wish people would not use jargon.

March 27, 2012, 05:07		#4
Cluain Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 32 Rep Power: 15	You should be able to change the scale in the details of the isosurface to suit z/Lpp. But I don't know does that solve your problem. Can you explain what you are trying to achieve in laymens terms?

March 27, 2012, 06:43		#5
deddy1973 New Member deddy chrismianto Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 14	Ok,, I will explain it.....z= wave heigth and Lpp= ship length...so I want to plot the wave contour based on z/Lpp value....please give me good answer...thanks

March 27, 2012, 06:49		#6
ghorrocks Super Moderator Glenn Horrocks Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,870 Rep Power: 144	This is straight forward - define a variable of z/(ship length) assuming gravity is in the -z direction. Then you can plot this variable on your isosurface of the water surface or any other plot you care to do.

February 19, 2013, 06:49		#7
sony anggara New Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 13	you can make intersection spline between wave and ship hull, then plot it in the curve presented in post processor tools