Moses
Moses is a general purpose simulation program for the analysis of almost anything which will be placed in the ocean. It has many features, not all of which everyone needs to accomplish their task. As a result, there are several different capabilities of Moses, which can be bought separately.
General Capabilities
- Powerful Command Language enables the user to create macros and take advantage of the modeling capabilities. Moses is a complete offshore engineer's toolbox. It offers the flexibility to create new models, document them, and assess their validity - all with a single program. Looping Options - Blocks of data can be entered automatically, rather than manually. Conditional Execution - Routines that execute only when data changes. Variable Definitions - specific data can be defined as a variable which can then be plugged into other models or used in later operations. Macro Capability - user-defined macros mean commands don't have to be repeated.
- Model Generation of a structure is treated as one or more hulls and a set of tubular and/or plate elements, which are assembled into a single body. Generation options and interactive graphics allow easy modeling of unusual shapes, semi-submersibles and tension leg platforms.
An Extensive Vessel Library is supplied. - Automatic Mesh Generation of hydrostatic, hydrodynamic and plate meshes. The program refines a coarse mesh and calculates the intersection, union and difference of defined polygons used for mesh generation.
- Versatile Graphics Capabilities enable the user to interactively generate X-Y graphs of results and 3D views of models.
- Post Processing of results is easy and can be customized by the user via macros, or in batch or interactive modes.
- SI, English or Metric units can be used, seamlessly switching from one system to another.
- Vortex Shedding in wind or water is computed.
- Automatic Ballasting computes the ballast necessary to maintain equilibrium, given vessel configuration (draft, trim and heel) and loads.
- Tanks can also be ballasted interactively, automatically correcting system weight and inertia.
- Minimum Ballast Movement required to achieve a new vessel configuration is calculated.
- Jacket Load out Calculations are made using the above computations