{"id":463199,"date":"2026-09-01T17:24:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T17:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/free-decay\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T17:24:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T17:24:03","slug":"free-decay","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/free-decay\/","title":{"rendered":"fREE DECAY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I am analysisng a wave energy converter<\/p>\n<p>I want to do free decay for pitch rotation. I used hinged joint type.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/image-10.png\" alt=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/image-11.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/image-12.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>How should I do free decay analysis?<\/p>\n<p>Where should I put the initial rotation?<\/p>\n<p>I cant defined Starting Conditions due to joint.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Best regards,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-463199","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-ansys-aqwa"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hi, I am analysisng a wave energy converter I want to do free decay for pitch rotation. 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