Card 9 - NAME

This optional card defines a group name for a group of elements.

Parameters: KODE, N1, T1, T2, T3, T4

KODE

KODE is the code NAME (or 21)

N1

N1 is the group name of a group of elements. Group names must be specified with 7 characters or less. Valid characters are printable ASCII, except for comma and space. Valid group names must start with a letter.

T1

T1 is an element number or another group name.

  • If T1 is an element number, the group N1 will contain elements T1 through T2, in increments of T3.
  • If T1 is a group name, then the group N1 includes all the elements of T1.

T2

T2 may be:

  • an element number > T1.
  • blank, in which case T2 = T1.
  • ALL for the case when T1 is a group name. For this case N1 will include not the elements of group T1, but all the layers of their non-homogeneous multilayers.
  • BOTTOM for the case when T1 is a group name. For this case N1 will include not the elements of group T1, but the bottom layer of their non-homogeneous multilayers.
  • FROMBOTTOM for the case when T1 is a group name. For this case N1 will include not the elements of group T1, but layer number T3 counting from bottom of their non-homogeneous multilayers.
  • FROMTOP for the case when T1 is a group name. For this case N1 will include not the elements of group T1, but layer number T3 counting from top of their non-homogeneous multilayers.
  • MIDDLE for the case when T1 is a group name. For this case N1 will include not the elements of group T1, but the middle layer of their non-homogeneous multilayers.
  • REV for the case when T1 is a group name. For this case N1 will include not the elements of group T1, but their reverse sides.
  • TOP for the case when T1 is a group name. For this case N1 will include not the elements of group T1, but the top layer of their non-homogeneous multilayers.

T3

T3 is an element number increment or is blank, in which case T3 = 1

If T2 is the code FROMTOP or FROMBOTTOM, then T3 is a layer number.

T4

T4 is the optional specified group ID.

Code example

VFS12 OUTSIDE ALL
$ CARD 6A REQUESTS ALL VIEW FACTORS FROM
$ OUTSIDE OF A BOX
$
AREA OUTSIDE 0 0 SPACE 0 1.0 CONV
$ CARD 6E COUPLINGS FROM ELEMENTS  1001-1500
$ TO SPACE ELEMENT 2001
$
QNODE TOP 1.6 CONSTANT
$ CARD 9 HEAT LOAD INTO ELEMENT 101
$
SINK SPACE -273 CONSTANT 
$ CARD 9 2001 IS A SINK ELEMENT
$
REVNODE INSIDE 1000 .8 0 
$ CARD 9 ELEMENTS 1001-1500 DEFINED
$
NAME OUTSIDE 1001 1500   $ CARD 9 NAME CARDS
NAME ALL 1 3000
NAME TOP 101
NAME BOX1 101 200
NAME BOX2 201 300
NAME SPACE 2001
NAME INSIDE 1 500
NAME FLUIDS 10 20
NAME BOX BOX1             $ THE NAME BOX IS ASSOCIATED
NAME BOX BOX2             $ WITH ELEMENTS 101-200, 201-300.

Notes

An element may be assigned many group names. During printout the name that comes first alphabetically is printed.

If a nonexistent Card 5 geometrical element is referenced with group name, it is ignored.

NAME BOXA
100 200
$ THIS CARD ASSOCIATES THE ELEMENTS 100 - 200
$ WITH THE NAME BOXA.
REVNODE BOXA 1000 .1 .1
$ THIS DEFINES THE PROPERTIES OF THE REVERSE
$ SIDES OF THE ELEMENTS OF BOX

In this example if a Card 5 element in the 100-200 range does not exist, its reverse side is not created.

If a group name references a range of Card 9 non-geometrical elements (e.g. on Card 9 - QNODE Heat Loads ) , all those elements will be created

QNODE BOXA 100 CONSTANT

This will create constant heat loads to all the elements of BOXA (100-200, see above). If an element has not been defined previously, this Card will create it.

Where only a single element is acceptable, (e.g. for the element number of the dependent variable on an INTERP Card), a group name is interpreted as the first element of that group name.

The long format of the group name is specified on the NAME2 Card. If the long format is used, it must be enclosed in double quotes (“). For examples, see Card 9 - NAME2 - Group Name Description.

It is possible to use the NAME Card to ensure that TMG-created elements start only above a certain number. For example, NAME KEEPOUT 1 100000 will ensure that all TMG-created elements will have element ID’s > 100000.