Material Property Node Properties

Dimensions	The dimensionality of the property that is expressed in terms of the basic dimensions, such as length, time (read-only). Accessing the customizer opens the [material property] - Dimensions dialog to allow setting the dimensionality of a value or unit by setting the exponent of each of the base dimensions. However, changing the dimensionality in this dialog has no effect on this property.

Method	The method that is used to define the value for this material property.
	Constant	The material property is input as constant. A Constant node is added as a child to this node. Applicable to all material properties.
	Field Function	The material property is entered using a field function. A Function node is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.
	Power Law	Specifies the value using the Power Law. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.
	Non-Newtonian Generalized Power Law	Specifies the value using the Non-Newtonian Generalized Power Law. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to dynamic viscosity when the models “Liquid” and “Laminar Flow” are selected.
	IAPWS-IF97	The material property is calculated using IAPWS-IF97. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.
	Sutherland’s Law	The material property is entered using Sutherland’s Law. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.
	Table (Reaction Time)	The material property is entered using table (reaction time). A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.
	Table(T)	The material property is entered using a table. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.
	Tabular Data	The material property is entered using a table interpolation method. A Tabular node is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.
	Log Polynomial in T	The material property is entered using a logarithmic polynomial in T. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only available for thermal conductivity when an ECFM combustion model is used.
	Polynomial in T	The material property is entered using a Polynomial in T. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.
	Schmidt Number	The material property is entered using the Schmidt number. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.
	Volume-Weighted Mixture	The material property is entered using the volume-weighted mixture. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.
	Mass-Weighted Mixture	The material property is entered using the mass-weighted mixture. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.
	Lewis Number	The material property is entered using the Lewis number. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.
	PPDF Table	The material property is entered using the PPDF Table. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.
	PCFM Table	The material property uses the PCFM Method. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.
	Mixture	The material property uses a Mixture. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.
	Anisotropic	The material property uses the Anisotropic method. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.
	Viscosity Method	The material property uses the Viscosity Method. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.
	Thermal Conductivity Method	The material property uses the Thermal Conductivity Method. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.
	Antoine Equation	The material property uses the Antoine Equation. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to the Saturation Pressure material property.
	Wagner Equation	The material property uses the Wagner Equation. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to the Saturation Pressure material property.
	Clausius-Clapeyron	The material property uses the Clausius-Clapeyron method. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to the Latent Heat of Vaporization material property with the Antoine Equation, Wagner Equation, or Polynomial in T methods for the Saturation Pressure.
	Linear	The solid volume fraction changes linearly with temperature between the solidus and liquidus temperatures (Eqn. (2712)).
	Carman-Kozeny	The material property uses the Carman-Kozeny Mushy Permeability method. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to the Mushy Zone Permeability material property with the Melting-Solidification model.
	Metzner	The material property uses the Metzner method. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to the Slurry Viscosity material property with the Melting-Solidification model.
	Nernst-Einstein	The material property uses the Nernst-Einstein method. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only available for the Charged Species Mobility Material Property.
	Component Thermal Diffusion Coefficients	The material property uses the Component Thermal Diffusion Coefficients method. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only available for the Thermal Diffusion Coefficient Material Property.
	Warnatz Model	The material property uses the Warnatz Model method. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only available for the Thermal Diffusion Coefficient Material Property.

Dimensions

The dimensionality of the property that is expressed in terms of the basic dimensions, such as length, time (read-only). Accessing the customizer opens the [material property] - Dimensions dialog to allow setting the dimensionality of a value or unit by setting the exponent of each of the base dimensions.

However, changing the dimensionality in this dialog has no effect on this property.

Method

The method that is used to define the value for this material property.

Constant

The material property is input as constant. A Constant node is added as a child to this node. Applicable to all material properties.

Field Function

The material property is entered using a field function. A Function node is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.

Power Law

Specifies the value using the Power Law. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.

Non-Newtonian Generalized Power Law

Specifies the value using the Non-Newtonian Generalized Power Law. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to dynamic viscosity when the models “Liquid” and “Laminar Flow” are selected.

IAPWS-IF97

The material property is calculated using IAPWS-IF97. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.

Sutherland’s Law

The material property is entered using Sutherland’s Law. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.

Table (Reaction Time)

The material property is entered using table (reaction time). A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.

Table(T)

The material property is entered using a table. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.

Tabular Data

The material property is entered using a table interpolation method. A Tabular node is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.

Log Polynomial in T

The material property is entered using a logarithmic polynomial in T. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only available for thermal conductivity when an ECFM combustion model is used.

Polynomial in T

The material property is entered using a Polynomial in T. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.

Schmidt Number

The material property is entered using the Schmidt number. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.

Volume-Weighted Mixture

The material property is entered using the volume-weighted mixture. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.

Mass-Weighted Mixture

The material property is entered using the mass-weighted mixture. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.

Lewis Number

The material property is entered using the Lewis number. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.

PPDF Table

The material property is entered using the PPDF Table. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.

PCFM Table

The material property uses the PCFM Method. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.

Mixture

The material property uses a Mixture. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.

Anisotropic

The material property uses the Anisotropic method. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.

Viscosity Method

The material property uses the Viscosity Method. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.

Thermal Conductivity Method

The material property uses the Thermal Conductivity Method. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to some material properties.

Antoine Equation

The material property uses the Antoine Equation. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to the Saturation Pressure material property.

Wagner Equation

The material property uses the Wagner Equation. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to the Saturation Pressure material property.

Clausius-Clapeyron

The material property uses the Clausius-Clapeyron method. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to the Latent Heat of Vaporization material property with the Antoine Equation, Wagner Equation, or Polynomial in T methods for the Saturation Pressure.

Linear

The solid volume fraction changes linearly with temperature between the solidus and liquidus temperatures (Eqn. (2712)).

Carman-Kozeny

The material property uses the Carman-Kozeny Mushy Permeability method. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to the Mushy Zone Permeability material property with the Melting-Solidification model.

Metzner

The material property uses the Metzner method. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only applicable to the Slurry Viscosity material property with the Melting-Solidification model.

Nernst-Einstein

The material property uses the Nernst-Einstein method. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only available for the Charged Species Mobility Material Property.

Component Thermal Diffusion Coefficients

The material property uses the Component Thermal Diffusion Coefficients method. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only available for the Thermal Diffusion Coefficient Material Property.

Warnatz Model

The material property uses the Warnatz Model method. A node by that name is added as a child to this node. Only available for the Thermal Diffusion Coefficient Material Property.