Card 8 - Element Elimination

This optional card specifies element elimination by the MEREL module.

Parameters:

Option 1 list of elements NE1, NE2, ...
Option 2 group name NAME1
Option 3 element generation GENER, N1S, INC1, N1N, INC2, N2N

Code example


 1,5,8,10   $
 ELEMENTS 1,5,8, AND 10 ARE ELIMINATED FROM THE MODEL.

Notes

Element elimination by the MEREL module consists of the creation through substructuring a smaller but equivalent conductance–capacitance thermal model. For more information, see Card 9 - PARAM Parameter Card - Optional.

  • Option 1 eliminates the elements NE1, NE2, ... from the model. The maximum number of elements per Card is 13.
  • Option 2 eliminates elements of NAME1. NAME1 may not start with the letter C.
  • Option 3 generates N2N Element Elimination Cards, each containing N1N elements. The format is identical to the one described on Card 7.