OrcaFlex User Group
The 2008 series of OrcaFlex User Group Meetings will be held this autumn. This year the events are as follows:
| Location | Dates (all 2008) | Course fee | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris, France | 16 September | None | Hilton Paris La Défense |
| Houston, USA | 29 September | None | Crowne Plaza Houston West |
| Perth, Australia | 15 October | None | Perth Convention Exhibition Centre |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 20 October | None | Mandarin Oriental |
| Stavanger, Norway | 4 November | None | Radisson SAS Atlantic |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 25 November | None | JW Marriot |
| Aberdeen, UK | 2 December | None | Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre |
Download UGM Schedule 2008.pdf (90 KB) for details of the schedule and topics. Topics covered are outlined below:
New features in version 9.2a such as wake interference, wave spreading, bend stiffener / TSJ model generation, buoy interconnection and speed up of fatigue analysis. Also introducing plans for future OrcaFlex development.
Fatigue Analysis: Essential in most analyses, OrcaFlex has a wealth of features making it as straightforward as possible. The talk covers: comparison of regular and rainflow analysis, wave scatter conversion.
Guest Speakers:
- Paris: Simon Lorelli (Saipem): Pipelay Initiation Analysis
- Houston: Paul Jacob (MMI): SCR Analysis
- Perth: Jørgen Reine (Subsea7): Comparison of Installation Analysis with Operation
- Kuala Lumpur: Faisal Hijazi (Prosafe): Comparison of OrcaFlex with Model Tests
- Stavanger: TBA (Technip): Riser Installation or Riser Repair Analysis
- Rio: Pedro Mendes (Petrobras): New Riser Concept
- Aberdeen: Eldho Paul (Subsea7): Modelling of the Subsea Depressor System
Statics: Here we outline some theory with examples covering seabed friction, prescribed shapes, damping, etc.
Pipelay: OrcaFlex is well suited to this application. We demonstrate this with fixed, hinged and flexible stinger models.
Responding to feedback from previous UGMs, we include some longer worked examples. These include: passive and active heave compensation, spoolpiece manoeuvring, sparbuoy short wavelength issue, etc (as time permits).
Documentation from previous meetings is available for download:
The Orcina Team.
E-mail: enquiry@orcina.com.