Review of recent WEC-Sim (v6.1) advanced features

Authors

  • Jeff Grasberger Sandia National Laboratories
  • Mohamed Shabara
  • Adam Keester
  • Kelley Ruehl
  • Dominic Forbush
  • Salman Husain
  • Jorge Leon
  • David Ogden
  • Ryan Davies

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36688/imej.8.259-263

Keywords:

Linear potential flow theory, moorings, Hydrodynamics, Wave Energy Conversion

Abstract

WEC-Sim (Wave Energy Converter SIMulator) is an opensource software for modeling the motions, loads and power generation of wave energy converters. WEC-Sim performs simulations in the time domain using hydrodynamic coefficients calculated by boundary element method (BEM) frequency-domain potential flow solvers such as WAMIT, NEMOH, Capytaine, or Ansys AQWA. WEC-Sim development is ongoing, including various features, applications, and example cases used to demonstrate potential use-cases to meet the needs of the growing marine energy industry. Through input from a broad user base and an extensive team of developers and collaborators, new features of WEC-Sim are developed to expand the software’s use cases and improve overall functionality. Three new WEC-Sim features highlighted in this paper include updating WEC-Sim to be compatible with MoorDyn Version 2, incorporation of second order excitation loads (quadratic transfer functions) and allowing for dynamically changing hydrodynamics.

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Published

2025-09-16

How to Cite

Grasberger, J., Mohamed Shabara, Adam Keester, Kelley Ruehl, Dominic Forbush, Salman Husain, Jorge Leon, David Ogden, & Ryan Davies. (2025). Review of recent WEC-Sim (v6.1) advanced features. International Marine Energy Journal, 8(3), 259–263. https://doi.org/10.36688/imej.8.259-263

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 3 (2025): International Marine Energy Journal

Section

ICOE 2024 special issue papers

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Copyright (c) 2025 Jeff Grasberger, Mohamed Shabara, Adam Keester, Kelley Ruehl, Dominic Forbush, Salman Husain, Jorge Leon, David Ogden, Ryan Davies

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