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      <div class="title_refTopic" id="xps10_pagetitle">TEMPBC </div>
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      <h4 class="refClassification">Grid Point Temperatures </h4>
      <p class="para_refTopic">Defines the temperature boundary conditions for heat transfer analysis.  Applies to steady-state and transient conditions. </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">TEMPBC </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">SID </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">TYPE </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">TEMP1 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">GID1 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">TEMP2 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">GID2 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">TEMP3 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">GID3 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">TEMPBC </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">10 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">STAT </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">100.0 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">3 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
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      <div class="title_refCategory">Alternate Format and Example: </div>
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                     <p class="para_td">TEMPBC </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">SID </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">TYPE </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">TEMP1 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">GID1 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">&ldquo;THRU&rdquo; </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">GID2 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">&ldquo;BY&rdquo; </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">INC </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">TEMPBC </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">20 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">STAT </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">100.0 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">4 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">THRU </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">50 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">BY </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">2 </p>
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      <div class="title_refCategory">Fields:</div>
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                     <p class="para_td">SID </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Temperature set identification number.  (Integer &gt; 0) </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">TYPE </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Type of temperature boundary condition.  See Remarks.  (Character; Default=&ldquo;STAT&rdquo;): </p>
                     <p class="para_td">STAT &ndash; Constant temperature boundary condition </p>
                     <p class="para_td">TRAN &ndash; Time-varying temperature boundary condition </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">TEMPi </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Temperature (Real) </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">GIDi </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Grid point identification number.  (Integer &gt; 0 or &ldquo;THRU&rdquo; or &ldquo;BY&rdquo;) </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">INC </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Grid point number increment.  (Integer) </p>
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      <div class="title_refCategory">Remarks: </div>
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               <p class="para_item">For a constant Boundary Condition (TYPE=&ldquo;STAT&rdquo;), the temperature boundary load set (SID) is selected in the Case Control Section (SPC=SID).  TYPE=&ldquo;STAT&rdquo; may be used in both steady-state (SOL 153) and transient analysis (SOL 159). </p>
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               <p class="para_item">For transient analysis (SOL 159), a constant boundary condition should be specified using the SPC Bulk Data entry. </p>
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               <p class="para_item">For a time-varying boundary condition (TYPE=&ldquo;TRAN&rdquo;), SID is referenced by a TLOADi Bulk Data entry through the DAREA specification.  TYPE=&ldquo;TRAN&rdquo; is permitted only in transient analysis (SOL 159).  A function of time <em>F</em> (<em>t</em> − &tau;) defined on the TLOADi entry multiplies the general load.  &tau; provides any required time delay.  The load set identifier on the TLOADi entry must be selected in Case Control (DLOAD=SID) for use in transient analysis. 
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               <p class="para_item">In the alternate format, TEMP1 is the nodal temperature for the grid points GID1,GID1+INC,...,GID2.  If &ldquo;BY&rdquo; and INC are not specified, then the grid point number increment is unity. </p>
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               <p class="para_item">If TYPE=&ldquo;STAT&rdquo;, then no SPCi Bulk Data entries may be specified. </p>
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               <p class="para_item">If TYPE=&ldquo;TRAN&rdquo;, then no CELAS2 or DAREA Bulk Data entries may be specified.  Also, &ldquo;U&rdquo; must be specified in the CONV field on the TSTEPNL entry to obtain accurate results. </p>
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               <p class="para_item">All TEMPBC entries in the Bulk Data Section must indicate either TYPE=&ldquo;STAT&rdquo; or TYPE=&ldquo;TRAN&rdquo; but not both. </p>
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