*FILE64

Data format:

One or several lines with 13 parameters each, as follows:

DZMIN DZMAX DXMIN DXMAX NB_Z NB_X IDIOD IGR DISTH TENS INO_FPF IFAIRLEAD IANCHOR
...

Status:

Optional.

Purpose:

This keywords sets the instructions required to calculate the load-excursion curves data relative to a certain mooring line. Load-excursion curve data are then reported in an external data file that may be used as an input to the Load-Excursion Links components used in the quasi-static simulations of mooring systems (see also the *MOORLINE keyword). The load excursion file is produced in the analysis sub-folder and is also referred to as DIODORE file 64.

Details :

Parameter	Description
DZMIN	Relative distance along the negative vertical direction
DZMAX	Relative distance along the positive vertical direction
DXMIN	Relative distance along the negative horizontal direction, where the horizontal direction is defined through the azimuth of the mooring line. Negative horizontal distance means that the distance between the end nodes of the line decreases against the distance found from the original static analysis.
DXMAX	Relative distance along the positive horizontal direction, where the horizontal direction is defined through the azimuth of the mooring line. Positive horizontal distance means that the distance between the end nodes of the line increases against the distance found from the original static analysis.
NB_Z	Number of steps to go from Initial Z -DZMIN to Initial Z +DZMAX
NB_X	Number of steps to go from Initial X -DXMIN to Initial X +DXMAX
IDIOD	Identification of the line for DIODORE.
IGR	Identification number of the group of elements composing the line (see *RISER).
DISTH	Horizontal distance to be added to the FPF offset (m)
TENS	Tension to be added to the horizontal tension (N)
INO_FPF	Identification of the Center of motion of the floater to be considered.
IFAIRLEAD	Identification number of the end node of the line that is located at the fairlead.
IANCHOR	Identification number of the end node of the line that is located at the anchor.