$ $ ********** sample to demonstrate damping with bilge keels $ ********** bilge keels defined with plate structural elements $ $ ********** basic setup $ &title bilge keel damping sample &set diftyp = strip &device -oecho n -g_default device &dimen -dimen feet kips $ $ ********** read model $ inmodel $ $ &apply -perc -load_group bk_plt 100 &subtitle bilge keels as #plate elements $ $ ********** set up model $ ********** ignore pitch and yaw since we are looking at roll damping only $ &describe body cbrg180 -ignore ry rz &instate -condition cbrg180 4.5 0 0 &weight -compute cbrg180 6.5 54 60 60 &stat -both &stat force -both &stat m_loadg $ $ ********** set up environment $ &env STILL -time 100 0.1 find 1000 -t_reinf 18000 $ $ ********** Calculate Hydro's $ hydro ¶meter -m_distance 3.0 g_pressure cbrg180 cbrg180 e_total v_matrices report end end hydro &cutype ********** COMPLETED HYDROS &status config $ $ ********** set up perturbation & solve for decay $ &cutype ***** Disturb 10 degree roll &instate -move cbrg180 0 0 0 10 &status config tdom &instate -event 20 &status conf &status force prcpost traj store 1 8 plot 1 8 -no $ $ ********** look at decay for roll (rx) $ decay 1 end end $ $ ********** finish up $ &fini