HydroStar

BUREAU VERITAS - MARINE & OFFSHORE DIVISION - RESEARCH DEPARTMENT

Veristar Family Software

SEA-KEEPING ANALYSIS SOFTWARE

HydroSTAR is an advanced hydrodynamic software. It benefits from more

than 25 years of development and is continuously updated and improved

to raise technological challenges. HydroSTAR has been extensively tested
and validated through comparison with semi-analytical studies, numerical
results from recognized tools and experimental data.
Pressure on the hull and wave field
around the ship

Theoretical basis

Fairly perfect fluid (dissipation introduction)

First-order and second-order potential theory
3D Boundary element method (panel method)
Most efficient algorithms for associated Green functions
Deep water and finite-depth water
Encounter frequency approximation for forward speed
Frequency domain

Operability polar from the spectral

module

Main inputs

Hybrid Diffraction / Morison model

Hull geometry represented by flat panels

CoG and mass distribution associated with loading conditions
Wave data defined by frequencies, headings and amplitudes
Additional viscous damping, inertial and stiffness matrices
Forward speed

Main outputs

Mesh generated by AMG (mesh

module included in HydroStar)

Automatic cut of full mesh according to loading conditions

Added Mass and wave-making Damping
Motion, velocity and acceleration at any point of floating bodies
Wave pressure distribution and detail components
Wave elevations around bodies
Hull Girder Loads RAOs
Wave mean drift loading
Full Quadratic Transfer Function (QTF at low and high frequencies)
Video animations of waves/pressures/bodies motions
Short term and long term statistics
Advanced design waves

HydroStar

BUREAU VERITAS - MARINE & OFFSHORE DIVISION - RESEARCH DEPARTMENT

HydroSTAR is conceived to enhance
technical excellence and productivity.
It
brings
together
numerous
advantages and functionalities to meet
high-level requirements:
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1 order (Linear) and 2 order

radiation/diffraction (3D BEM)

Introduction of fluid dissipation

effect with calibrated coefficients

Middle-field formulation for

accurate computations of secondorder loads

Second order loads in multidirectional waves

Mixed Panel (Diffraction) / Stick

(Morison) model accounting
nonlinear drag forces

Springing analysis (generalized

mode capability)

Wave-current interaction to
evaluate wave drift damping

Multi-body interactions with

different mechanic connections

Comprehensive spectral analysis

including short/long term
predictions, operability criteria,
advanced equivalent design
waves, etc

Air gap analysis, green water &

slamming occurrence estimation

Dynamic effects of liquid motion in

tanks

Account for resonant effects of

moonpool with viscous dissipation

Forward speed (encounter

frequency approximation)

Account for confining effect of

side wall in wave tanks

Fluid kinematics, vessel motion

and dynamic pressure animation

Automatic Mesh Generator for

most conventional geometry /
mesh cutting following loading
conditions

Dynamic coupling between liquid motions in internal tanks and the ship motions
is handled by HydroStar. This is particularly important for LNG-FPSO and
FSRU whose motions are significantly modified by the coupling effect.

Hydro-Structure
software Homer2
Generalized modes calculation: HydroStar is able to solve the hydro-dynamic
problem on user defined modes. This is a crucial step towards hydro-elastic
calculation (see Bureau Veritas hydro-structure tool Homer2).

HydroStar deals with side-by-side configuration as it handles multi-body

interactions. Moreover, it benefits from an efficient way to introduce fluid
dissipation which is critically important to get realistic prediction of resonance in
the gap between two ships. The whole method has been validated through
model tests.

HydroStar is supported by teams of experienced engineers and

developers who use the software daily. Local technical teams are set
around the world in order to provide you with the most adapted services.

Contacts:
General

hydrostar@bureauveritas.com

Fast calculations with efficient

algorithms

Asia Pacific

binbin.li@sg.bureauveritas.com

Brazil

flavia.rezende@bureauveritas.com

Multi-threaded (MPI) to reduce

computation time

China

cong.yu@cn.bureauveritas.com

Korea

yun-suk.chung@kr.bureauveritas.com

USA

maxime.le-poupon@us.bureauveritas.com