U.S. Naval Academy Selects NEi Nastran FEA Software

By DE Editors

September 18, 2007 — Noran Engineering, Inc. (NEi; Westminster, CA) announced that the U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis, MD) has selected its NEi Nastran Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software for use in its accredited degree program for the training of officers in Naval Architecture.

The objective is to have students at the Academy learn modern techniques of marine vehicle design and analysis. The curriculum covers different types of ships, boats, and vehicles that operate on, above, or under water—and involves the analysis and simulation of hull shapes, stability, structure, arrangement, survivability, maneuverability, and seaworthiness.

Other important attributes of the software include full NAVSEA compliance, full integration of DDAM (the U. S. Navy’s Dynamic Design Analysis Method, DDAM, used to validate ship-borne shock-sensitive equipment) into the core NEi Nastran solution for high productivity, and security features for the handling of classified data.

Noran Engineering’s NEi Nastran, which already has a solid presence in the U.S. Naval community, can simulate the response of ship components to shock loads like mine, torpedo, depth charge or missile detonation. In addition, Noran Engineering has demonstrated its responsiveness to maritime issues by winning a U.S. Navy funded Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) project on applying FEA to the handling of components in ship construction.

A webpage devoted to the application of analysis and simulation software to maritime vessels and structures can be found at www.nenastran.com/marine.

In addition, interested parties can sign up for white papers, a Maritime Newsletter, and webinars on analysis and simulation in marine engineering. Contact Noran Engineering directly.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.