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Timepoints required for online FLOW-WAVE Simulation
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Chris Flanary, modified 8 Months ago.
Timepoints required for online FLOW-WAVE Simulation
Youngling Posts: 4 Join Date: 10/10/14 Recent Posts 00
1. Are timepoints necessary in the .mdw file when running an online FLOW-WAVE simulation and using the .bcw file for spatially varying and temporal varying wave boundary conditions?
2. Do the number of time fields in the .bcw file need to match exactly to the start and stop times of the online FLOW-WAVE simulation or can they extend before and after?
Thank you