User's Manual for CABLE - A Three-Dimensional, Finite-Segment Computer Code for Submerged and Partially Submerged Cable Systems

Abstract

This manual provides instruction for using CABLE to study such cable systems. It also provides sample input and output data. The computer program itself is written in FORTRAN. Hence, the input requirements are in the FORTRAN format. CABLE is designed to perform the following dynamic analyses: Given: a) the physical data of the cable (weight, diameter, length) and the physical data of the towed body; b) the configuration of the cable branches; c) the fluid properties; d) the motion of the towed end of the cable; and e) the initial configuration of the cable system; then the program determines the kinematics (position, velocity, and acceleration) at the various points of the cable system as well as the cable tension.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA132515

Entities

People

  • James W. Kamman
  • Ronald L. Huston

Organizations

  • University of Cincinnati

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Buoyancy
  • Cables
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Data Sets
  • Diameters
  • Differential Equations
  • Displacement
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Fluid Flow
  • Mechanics
  • Three Dimensional
  • Towed Bodies
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Marine Hydrodynamics