OrcaFlex 11.5, released by Orcina on December 12, 2024, introduces several advanced features for offshore marine system analysis:
– **Buried and Covered Lines**: Models soil interaction for buried pipelines, supporting upheaval buckling and pipe ratcheting analysis.
– **Synthetic Ropes**: Incorporates rate-dependent stiffness for accurate rope behavior modeling.
– **Turbine Enhancements**: Adds initial rotor angular velocity for wind turbine simulations.
– **Performance Improvements**: Optimizes runtime for faster dynamic simulations.
– **Modeless Data Forms**: Allows simultaneous interaction with multiple data forms for improved workflow.
– **Spring/Damper Connections**: Enhances connection modeling for flexible structures.
– **Frequency Domain Solver**: Supports multibody groups, vessel wind/current load results, and post-analysis data modifications (e.g., wave/wind seeds).
