/UNIT

Block Format Keyword

/UNIT - Local Unit System

Description

This keyword is used to define a local unit system for the keywords listed below.

Format

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
/UNIT/unit_ID
unit_title
mass_unit		length_unit		time_unit

Field	Contents
unit_ID	Optional local unit system identifier (Integer, maximum 10 digits)
unit_title	Local unit system title (Character, maximum 100 characters)
mass_unit	Local unit system multiplying factor for mass (Real) or code
length_unit	Local unit system multiplying factor for length (Real) or code
time_unit	Local unit system multiplying factor for time (Real) or code

1.	The unit keyword works in conjunction with the Input Units System. An Input Units System (keyword: /BEGIN) has to be defined in the input deck.

2.	A unit factor must be defined for mass, length and time.

3.	Supported codes are defined under the /BEGIN table.

4.	Local units system is optional and it is compatible with the following keywords:

material law types: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 14, 15, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 40, 42, 43, 44, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, 54, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 87 and 92

property types: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 28, 32, 33, 35, 36, 43, 44, 45, 46, 51, /PCOMPP, /STACK and /PLY

interface types: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23 and 24

5.	Each of the keywords listed above can be input in its own unit system, which will then be converted to the Input Units System of the input deck, using the multiplying factors that are provided in this format.

Global unit for mass defined in kg_m_s:

/BEGIN/

EXAMPLE_UNIT

#---1----|----2----|----3----|----4----|----5----|----6----|----7----|----8----|----9----|---10----|

/BEGIN

EXAMPLE_UNIT

140 0

kg m s

#---1----|----2----|----3----|----4----|----5----|----6----|----7----|----8----|----9----|---10----|

Local unit for mass for a particular option defined in g_m_s:

#---1----|----2----|----3----|----4----|----5----|----6----|----7----|----8----|----9----|---10----|

/UNIT/1

Unit_grams

# MUNIT LUNIT TUNIT

g m s

#---1----|----2----|----3----|----4----|----5----|----6----|----7----|----8----|----9----|---10----|

Use of defined local units for a particular option. In this example use this local unit for /ACCEL with unit_ID=1:

#/ACCEL/accel_ID/unit_ID

/ACCEL/1/1