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August 30, 2005, 11:48	time step	#1
Rob Guest Posts: n/a	Hi,there For steady state problem, it usually need to give a large time step at beginning and then gradually reduce that. How about the time step for transient problems? Should I give a large or small number to start the solver? Can someone share your experience? Regards! Rob

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