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Sink height and Trim angle for Ship simulation

- September 27, 2024 at 11:32 pm
  
  johnc35
  Subscriber
  
  Good day,
  
  I am currently doing a drag simulation of hull in Ansys using 2Dof, MRF method. Ive manage to obtain the Drag and the lift forces, however I have no idea how to define the sinkage height and trim angle. Can anybody teach me how to do it?
  
  Thank you
- October 22, 2024 at 5:16 pm
  
  Prashanth
  Ansys Employee
  
  Hi, you can do say a vertex maximum of your vertical coordinate and monitor the same for the sinkage height. For trim in a 2D case, you can monitor theta_z I think

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