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FDS User Guide: Update UNFREEZE_TIME discussion
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Manuals/FDS_User_Guide/FDS_User_Guide.tex

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\end{lstlisting}
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and FDS will read, for example, \ct{CHID_uvw_t1_m1.csv} through \ct{CHID_uvw_t1_m16.csv} in the order of the \ct{MESH} lines (note that a \ct{MULT} line for the meshes may also be used).
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\section{Unfreezing the Initial Flow Field}
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\subsection{Unfreezing the Initial Flow Field}
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\label{info:FREZ}
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It may be useful to allow the solid phase to respond to an established flow field at the start of a simulation. This could be accomplished with the normal restart functionality; however, this limits the number of changes that can be made to the model before a restart is made. The \ct{UNFREEZE_TIME} parameter on the \ct{MISC} line can be used for this purpose. When set, the initial flow field is frozen with the options \ct{FREEZE_VELOCITY} and \ct{SOLID_PHASE_ONLY} set until the simulation time exceeds \ct{UNFREEZE_TIME}.
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It may be useful to allow the solid phase to respond to an established flow field at the start of a simulation. This could be accomplished with the normal restart functionality; however, this limits the number of changes that can be made to the model before a restart is made. The \ct{UNFREEZE_TIME} parameter on the \ct{MISC} line can be used for this purpose. When set, the initial flow field is frozen with the options \ct{FREEZE_VELOCITY}, \ct{SOLID_PHASE_ONLY}, and \ct{LOCK_TIME_STEP} set until the simulation time exceeds \ct{UNFREEZE_TIME}. It may also be useful to set the initial time step \ct{DT} to a larger value. It may be necessary to set \ct{LIMITING_DT_RATIO} to a lower value than the default if the fixed \ct{DT} while the flow field is frozen is much larger than that calculated by the stability conditions. An example configuration with a frozen flow field is shown below.
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\begin{lstlisting}
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&TIME DT=1.0, T_END=120.0, LIMITING_DT_RATIO=1e-6 /
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&MISC UNFREEZE_TIME=90, /
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&CSVF UVWFILE ='CHID_uvw_t1_m1.csv',
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TMPFILE ='CHID_tmp_t1_m1.csv',
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SPECFILE='CHID_spec_t1_m1.csv' /
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\end{lstlisting}
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The example will read in an initial flow field using the \ct{CSVF} files, then allow the solids to heat for 90 seconds at a time step of 1 seconds (90 time steps total). The flow field will then be unfrozen for the remaining 30 seconds of simulation time.
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\section{Gravity}
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\label{info:GVEC}

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