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Products Documentation

All CompassFEM versions include manuals and tutorials, both online and in the PDF format.

• Tdyn

Tdyn Tutorial download (10.5MB) TdynTutorial.pdf

Tdyn Theory download (0.5MB) TdynTheory.pdf

Tdyn Reference Manual (0.7MB) TdynReference.pdf

Tdyn Turbulence Introduction Manual (1.1MB) TdynTurbulenceHB.pdf

Tdyn technical features (2.5MB) TdynTechnicalSpecifications

• RamSeries

RamSeries Manual and Tutorials (4.6MB) RamSeriesManual.pdf

RamSeries technical features (11.2MB) RamSeriesTechnicalSpecifications

• SeaFEM

SeaFEM Manual (7.80MB) SeaFEMManual.pdf

SeaFEM technical features (5.08) SeaFEMTechnicalSpecifications

• CompassLIB

Postprocess reference Manual (1.1 MB) CompassLIBPostprocessReference.pdf

CompassLIB manual (1.7 MB): CompassLIBManual.pdf

• GiD

GiD User Manual (16.4MB) GiD10 User Manual.pdf

GiD Reference Manual (6.8MB) GiD10 ReferenceManual.pdf

Application Examples

The following documents present some application examples.

• Green waters experiment 3D Dam Break.pdf

• Wave analysis of a VLCC VLCC Wake.pdf

• Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis of a hull structure FSI_simulation.pdf

• Thesis from Oriol Reolid Hernández (July 2011): "Análisis y Modelización de Ensayos de Uniones Mecánicas de Materiales GFRP fabricados por Pultrusión" ModelizacionEnsayosPultrusion.pdf

• Flow through porous media Porous_media.pdf - Porous_media.gid.zip

• OWC Project: Design and optimization of a wave energy plant. http://upcommons.upc.edu/pfc/handle/2099.1/13595

• Design, calculation and assessment of a TLP offshore wind turbine. http://upcommons.upc.edu/pfc/handle/2099.1/13712

• Coronary flow using CIMNE's interface BioDyn for Tdyn. Watch the video

Verification Cases

The following documents concern verification models for Compass codes.

• Tdyn verification models

Validation Case 1 - Two-dimensional cavity flow

Validation Case 2 - Two-dimensional flow behind a circular cylinder

Validation Case 3 - Flow around a NACA 0012 airfoil profile

Validation Case 4 - Conical inviscid nozzle

Validation Case 5 - Flow through porous media

Validation Case 6 - Taylor-Couette flow

• SeaFEM verification models

Validation Case 1 - Bottom mounted cylinder

Validation Case 2 - Wigley hull

Validation Case 3 - ISSC TLP structure

Validation Case 4 - Floating cylinder

Validation Case 5 - GVA 4000 semi-submersible structure