© Copyright 2016. Fluid Codes FZ LLE. Fluid Codes Confidential 1 The first part of the project was focused into calculating the best pad eye locations, for which several FEM simulations were performed on the semi sphere. In order to perform this scenario, shell elements were used for the semi sphere model. Shell elements are used to model structural elements in which two dimensions are much greater than the third. The advantage of the use of shell elements results mainly from time-saving due to reduced number of finite elements (and consequently the equations to solve). It means that more pad eye locations can be simulated in the same amount of time so the best location will be identified in a more effective way. Figure 1. Geometry to be simulated Lifting process of a spheric

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