HydroComp announces the release of NavCad 2011, a software
tool for the prediction and analysis of vessel speed and power performance. It
also provides for the selection of suitable propulsion system components —
engines, gears and propellers.
HydroComp says it has been working since late 2009 on the
development of a new architecture for NavCad, and improvements to the
interface. This new platform was developed with an eye to the future, the
company says, and will provide a new structure for future development.
New development leading to the initial release of NavCad
2011 includes:
• Improvements to the NavCad interface, with a more
table-oriented data entry.
• A new file format, based on HydroComp's new common file
standard that was first implemented in its PropElements detail propeller design
software.
• Advances in the Method Expert, derived from internal
R&D projects.
• Extensive improvements to existing prediction methods,
such as our work on planing hull resistance prediction (with the addition of
spray drag, effect of propulsor lift, and more).
• New prediction methods, including bare-hull drag for barge
forms and added resistance in seaways for workboats.
NavCad’s user list tops 475, HydroComp says. Currently at
work in more than 50 countries, notable recent purchasers of NavCad include
DSME (Korea), Royal Huisman Shipyard (Netherlands), BECONAL (Brasil), Central
Institute of Fisheries Technology (India), Danish Yachts (Denmark), Maersk
Maritime Technology (Denmark), STX France Lorient (France), SeaNG Corporation
(Canada), C.W.F. Hamilton (New Zealand), Newcastle University (England), Kenton
Marine (Singapore), Armada Nacional (Colombia), OSK-ShipTech (Denmark), and
ConocoPhillips (USA).
For more information about NavCad, visit the HydroComp website.