I would like to know how to calculate some cases as follows: 1. In unsteady state, we can calculate the previous time step value by using C_UDSI_M1(c,t,i). But for steady state, if I want to calculate the new value of UDS by using the old value (it means the value in previous iteration). How can I determine the old value? For example, I want to have: C_UDSI(c,t,i)_new = anpha*C_UDSI(c,t,i)new+(1-alpha)*C_UDSI_M1(c,t,i)old.

2. If I have two values of UDS like C_UDSI(c,t,1) and C_UDSI(c,t,2). I want to compare two value by using a subtract, for example e = C_UDSI(c,t,1) - C_UDSI(c,t,2) If e is smaller than a given value, then the program will stop (condition statement). How can I implement the condition? (Actually, I want to know where I write some statements for this).

I highly appreciate your help. Thank,

I hope this will work. Activate 2 user defined memories, UDM. Use the macro Define_Adjust, first assign UDM2= UDM1, then assign udm 1 with uds. Define adjust is called at every iterations. So in the previous iteration result will be available at udm2.

best wishes, Sujith S Nair

Thank for your idea. I did like that. I use two UDS functions which are defined the same. For example: UDS1= a+b UDS2= (a+b)*alpha+UDS1*(1-alpha) Run two UDS every iteration, with alpha is relaxation factor (alpha < 1). Then for new iteration, UDS2 is new value and UDS1 is old value. But when I run the program, it showed me that the number is NOT available (floating point). Could you tell me more obviously about what you are talking about. Thanks

I was not suggesting UDS, It is UDM , user defiend memory. define->user-defined->Memory. activate 2 udms. You can get the value of UDS at previous iteration using a DEFINE_EXECUTE_AT_END macro. Inside the DEFINE_EXECUTE_AT_END macro do the following operations in the same order. 1.UDM0= UDM1. 2. UDM1= UDS0. Now you have the value of UDS present iteration in UDM1 and previous iteration in UDM0. 3. The value of the UDS0 can be modified UDS0 = F( UDM0, UDM1) 4. Assign the new UDS0 value to the UDM1.

second qn regarding e= UDS2-UDS1, you can define a custom field function and monitor it.

Thanks. It seems to be right what you was talking about. It is very useful for me.

Regards,