Version 7.0
WAMIT Version 7.0 is now available with various extensions and updates, including:
- Parallel processing can be used on PC's with multiple CPU's (cores) to reduce run times
- Random Access Memory (RAM) can be used to replace scratch file storage, also reducing run times
- Planes of symmetry can be exploited when they exist for multiple bodies
- Separate Froude-Krylov and scattering components of the exciting forces can be evaluated
- Outputs from FORCE can be used before the POTEN run is completed
- Pressure surfaces can be defined for air-cushion vehicles, oscillating water columns, etc.
- The wave periods can be replaced by frequency or wavenumber for both input and output
- Version 7.0PC is compiled using Intel Visual Fortran Version 12.1 and runs faster than earlier versions
For a complete list of extensions and further details, please refer to Chapter 1 of the WAMIT User Manual (Section 1.2).
The plot shown above compares run times for Version 6.4 and Version 7.0, and shows the additional benefit from using multiple processors. View a full size graph. Further information is provided in Section 14.6 of the User Manual.
