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In order to ensure numerical convergence of your Orca3D Marine CFD simulations, we always recommend that you perform a grid convergence study in which you e...

To gain confidence in your CFD results, it's useful to run benchmarks and compare the results to data that you have from model tests, full-scale data, o...

Although in the default workflow used with Orca3D Marine CFD there is little if any data entry required in the SimericsMP CFD tool's GUI, there are time...

We are often asked how to reduce the time that it takes to run a simulation without sacrificing the accuracy of the results.  Let's face it; CFD simulat...

In general, when developing a resistance (or powering) prediction for a design using CFD, it is important to account for any factors that may not be acco...

The standard towed and self-propelled simulations in Orca3D Marine CFD provide a wealth of information about the steady state resistance and powering charac...

Detailed propeller design often relies on a description of the inflow wake distribution in the plane of the propeller in order to properly design the blade ...

One question we are seeing more often is how to represent a propulsion system with contra-rotating propellers in a self-propelled simulation with Orca3D ...

In the Standard version of Orca3D Marine CFD, where you don’t have the ability to move any control surfaces on the foil to manage the heave and pitch of the...

In the "Standard" version of Orca3D Marine CFD we use an approximate representation of the propeller called an actuator disk (or momentum disk). H...