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      <h4 class="refClassification">Panel Definition for Coupled Fluid-Structural Analysis </h4>
      <p class="para_refTopic">Selects the set of structural grid points that define one or more panels. </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">PANEL </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">NAME1 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">SETID1 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">NAME2 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">NAME3 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">NAME4 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">PANEL </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">BKDOOR </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">103 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">NAMEi </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Panel label.  (Character) </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">SETIDi </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Identification number of a SET1 entry that lists the grid points of the panel.  (Integer &gt; 0) </p>
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               <p class="para_item">The referenced SET1 entry must list only structural grid points. </p>
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               <p class="para_item">The referenced SET1 entry must list at least four points for quadrilateral faces and three points for triangular faces. </p>
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               <p class="para_item">If a given element is assigned to a panel, it is recommended that all of its connection points belong to the same panel. </p>
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               <p class="para_item">NAMEi is used only for labeling the output of the panel modal participation factors.  See <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.popUpPage('User/index.html?goto=User/24ref23140b_3.html&vars=-aux,-home','linkInter','menubar=yes,status=yes,resizable=yes,toolbar=yes,scrollbars=yes,location=no,directories=no');return(false);">&ldquo;Performing a Coupled Fluid-Structural Analysis&rdquo; </a>in the <em>NX Nastran User&rsquo;s Guide</em>. 
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