Card 9 - GENERIC Generic Entity Cards

This optional card defines a set of generic entities for the model. The generic entities may be accessed from the Analyzer in a user-written subroutine with CALL GENERIC.

Parameters: GENERIC1 N1 String1

Parameters: GENERIC2 N1 String2

Parameters: GENERIC3 N1 GRP1

Parameters: GENERIC4 N1 GRP2

Parameters: GENERIC5 N1 R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8

Parameters: GENERIC6 N1 I1, I2, I3, I4, I5, I6

N1

N1 is the ID associated with the GENERIC Cards.

String1

String1 is a character string of 80 characters or less.

String2

String2 is a character string of 80 characters or less.

GRP1

GRP1 is a group name in NAME2 long format. It must exist in the INPF. Card GENERIC3 is optional.

GRP2

GRP2 is a group name in NAME2 long format. It must exist in the INPF. Card GENERIC4 is optional.

R1-R8

R1-R8 are up to 8 real characters associated with the generic entity.

I1-I8

I1-I8 are up to 8 integer characters associated with the generic entity.

Code example


GENERIC1 5 This is string 1
GENERIC2 5 This is string 2
GENERIC3 5 This is group name 1
GENERIC4 5 This is group name 2
GENERIC5 5 111.0 112.0 113.0 114.0 115.0 116.0 117.0 118.0
GENERIC6 5 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128
NAME2 NAME1 This is group name 1
NAME2 NAME2 This is group name 2

The following example shows how to define a directional radiance using the ID associated with RADIANCE_DIRECTION. Radiance of an element is described in Card 9 - PRINT Analyzer Printout Codes.


GENERIC1 5 RADIANCE_DIRECTION
GENERIC5 5 1.000000E+00  0.000000E+00  0.000000E+00  0.000000E+00  0.000000E+00  1.000000E+00  30.000000E+00  0.000000E+00

Where:

  • The R1, R2, and R3 values in GENERIC5 are the reference directional vector components X, Y, and Z, respectively.
  • The values R4, R5, and R6 define the components for the rotation axis X, Y, and Z, respectively.
  • The R7 value defines the rotation angle.

If an axis of rotation and an angle value are specified, the thermal solver computes the radiance for several angles. The reference directional vector rotates on an angle R7 counterclockwise around the axis of rotation, until a full 360-degree rotation is covered.