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The Gridfile (*.grf)

The Gridfile (*.grf)

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The finite element mesh, boundary conditions and the fluid properties are stored in the gridfile, *.grf. Data in the gridfile are grouped into seven distinct blocks. Entered in a free format, the data in each block is stored within the key words BEGIN and END. These data blocks are:

NODES

Coordinates of the nodes.

ELEMENTS

Node connectivity to define the cells and material properties.

BOUNDARY

Define boundary conditions

BCASSIGN

Assign boundary conditions to element/cell faces.

MATERIAL

Define material properties

MATASSIGN

Assign element material identifiers to MATERIAL

FUNCTIONS

Define data in the form of a function (table/expression)

PROBLEMDATA

Specify solution extract points