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      <div class="title_refTopic" id="xps10_pagetitle">ELIST </div>
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      <h4 class="refClassification">Element List </h4>
      <p class="para_refTopic">Defines a list of structural elements for virtual fluid mass. </p>
      <div class="title_refCategory">Format: </div>
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                     <p class="para_th">1 </p>
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                     <p class="para_th">2 </p>
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                     <p class="para_th">3 </p>
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                     <p class="para_th">8 </p>
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                     <p class="para_th">9 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">ELIST </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">LID </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">E1 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">E4 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">E5 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">E6 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">E7 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">E8 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">E9 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">E10 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">-etc.- </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
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      <div class="title_refCategory">Example: </div>
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                     <p class="para_td">ELIST </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">3 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">51 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">-62 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">68 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">THRU </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">102 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">122 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
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      <div class="title_refCategory">Fields:</div>
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                     <p class="para_th"><b class="uiTerm">Field </b></p>
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                     <p class="para_th"><b class="uiTerm">Contents </b></p>
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                     <p class="para_td">LID </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Identification number of list.  (Integer&gt;0) </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Ei </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Identification number of a structural element.  See Remark <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/15topic_56.html#ref93593a');return(false);">66-1.</a> for the meaning of the negative sign.  The string &ldquo;THRU&rdquo; may be used to indicate that all existing elements between those referenced in the preceding and succeeding fields are in the list.  (Integer &ne; 0 or &ldquo;THRU&rdquo;) 
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      <div class="title_refCategory">Remarks: </div>
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            <li><a name="ref93593a"></a><p class="para_item">If the ELIST entry is referenced by field 6 of an MFLUID entry, the wetted side of the element is determined by the presence or absence of a minus sign preceding the element&rsquo;s ID on the ELIST entry.  A minus sign indicates that the fluid is on the side opposite to the element&rsquo;s positive normal as determined by applying the right-hand rule to the sequence of its corner points.  If the &ldquo;THRU&rdquo; option is used, then immediately preceding and succeeding elements must have the same sign. </p>
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               <p class="para_item">Large open &ldquo;THRUs&rdquo; should be avoided. </p>
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               <p class="para_item">The word &ldquo;THRUs&rdquo; must not appear in field 2 or 9 on the parent entry or on any continuations. </p>
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