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Aqwa Flow PDF
Aqwa Flow PDF
I. INTRODUCTION
AL*.RES ---- Binary file created by a preceding AQWA-LINE run which stores
mesh information and hydrodynamic data base. (“*” represents up to 6 characters
and/or numbers, also called run identifier)
AL*.USS ---- Binary file created by a preceding AQWA-LINE run which stores
source strengths at each diffracting panel.
AL*.COR ---- Free format ASCII file created by user defining the coordinates of
the points at which the flow parameters are to be calculated. The following is an
example of a AL*.COR file defining m points:
1 x1 y1 z1
2 x2 y2 z2
………
m xm ym zm
in which the first number in each row (must be an integer) is the point series number,
followed by the x, y, z coordinates of the point. Note that the x, y, z should be in the
AQWA Global coordinate system and z should be less than or equal to zero.
There is only one output file, named as AL*.TXT, from AQWA-FLOW containing the
flow parameters at the user specified points for all the wave frequencies and directions
defined in the AQWA-LINE data file.
(1)
To run AQWA-FLOW, go into the directory where the required input files are stored, and
type FLOW (with proper path if not in the directory where FLOW.EXE is residing) and
return, type in the run identifier * at the prompt and return, the program will start
executing. The output file AL*.TXT will be created at the end of the run if it is
successfully completed.
(2)