================================================================= Updates to Volume III between March 19, 2026 and November 6, 2026 ================================================================= We describe in the following how Volume III of the DRAFT User's Manual has changed since the last DRAFT manual. We categorize the changes into New and Error Fixes and Clarifications. We exclude typo fixes and prosaic rearrangements from this document. New === *BATTERY_ECHEM_AGING: New keyword. *BATTERY_ECHEM_CELL_GEOMETRY: Changed IMODEL to CELLID and the description. Changed the names of ACCLEN and CCLEN to CNLEN and CPLEN. Changed the names of NELEA, NELES, and NELEC to NA, NS, and NC. Update the description of NS. Removed NELECCA and NELECCC and added NRJ and QRAD. Added Remarks 1, 2, and 3. Removed previous Remark 1. Added a figure. *BATTERY_ECHEM_CONTROL_INTEGRATION: New keyword. *BATTERY_ECHEM_CONTROL_SOLVER: Removed every card after Card 2. Renamed IDIMEN to IDIM on Card 1. Removed IAGING from Card 1. Added IP2D and IPORO to Card 1. Added to Card 2 that it only applies for IDIM = 1. Changed RCURR to CURR on Card 2. Added TAPER and CELLID to Card 2. Removed IMODEL = 3 on Card 2. Updated the descriptions for IMODEL = 1 and 2. Updated the description for IDIM. Updated the description for ITRA. Added IGAS = 2 and updated its description a bit. Added CMODE = 2 and 3 on Card 2. updated description for CTYPE. Updated description for VCUT and CURR. Removed old remarks and added new ones. *BATTERY_ECHEM_CONTROL_THERMAL: New keyword. *BATTERY_ECHEM_GAS: New keyword. *BATTERY_ECHEM_INITIAL: Rewrote the purpose. Removed LICE, PHI1, LICS, CURRIC, FLUXIC, and PHI2. *BATTERY_ECHEM_MAT_ANODE: Made large changes to the entire manual page. *BATTERY_ECHEM_MAT_CATHODE: Made large changes to the entire manual page. *BATTERY_ECHEM_MAT_ELECTROLYTE: Made larger changes to the entire manual page. *BATTERY_ECHEM_MAT_THERMAL: New keyword. *BATTERY_ECHEM_THERMAL_ABUSE: New keyword. *BATTERY_ECHEM_VENT: New keyword. *BATTERY_FIT_RANDLES_PARAMETERS: New keyword. *DUALCESE_CONTROL_TIMESTEP: Changed the defaults for CFL. Updated CFL for the IDDT = 0 case. Added CFL < 0 case. Changed default for DTINT and changed the description. Added DTMIN and DTMAX. *DUALCESE_DEM_COUPLING: New keyword. *DUALCESE_MAT_GAS: Modified the last sentence of Remark 2 because CHT is now available for the single-fluid solvers. *DUALCESE_MAT_GAS_0: Modified the last sentence of Remark 1 because CHT is now available for the single-fluid solvers. *DUALCESE_MAT_GAS_2: Modified the last sentence of Remark 1 because CHT is now available for the single-fluid solvers. *EM_CONTROL: Added EMSOL = 6. Added to NUMLS the case of using the P2D battery solveer. Added EMSOL = 6 to the list of solvers mentioned in Remark 6. *EM_CONTROL_COUPLING_P2D: New keyword. *EM_EOS_TABULATED2: Added IDFV. Added last three sentences to Remark 2. *EM_EP_CELLMODEL_TROVATO: New keyword. *EM_EP_TENTUSSCHER_STIMULUS2: New keyword. *EM_EXTERNAL_CHARGE: New keyword. *EM_EXTERNAL_FIELD: For FTYPE = 1, added which solvers it is supported for. Added FTYPE = 2. Added to FTYPE = 3 thjat it is supported for EMSOL = 6. Added to FDEF = 1 that it is avaible for FTYPE = 2. Updated Remark 1. *EM_MAT_001: Added to Card 2 that this card is supported for EMSOL = 6 on *EM_CONTROL. Added EMSOL = 6 to Remark 4. *EM_MAT_005: Added LAMBDA to Card 4. *EM_MAT_007: New keyword. *EM_OUTPUT_BINARY: Added IBIN = 2. Removed some from description of IBIN = 1. Removed first sentence in Remark 1. Added last three sentences to first paragraph in Remark 1. Added table and everything after to Remark 1. *EM_P2D_BATMAC: New keyword. *EM_P2D_MESHLESS: New keyword. *EM_RANDLES: Added extvar to the table *EM_RANDLES_BATMAC: Added USESOCS = 2 and slightly changed the description. Updated FLCID description for USESOCS = 2. Updated Remark 2. *EM_RANDLES_MESHLESS: Added USESOCS = 2 and slightly changed the description. Updated FLCID description for USESOCS = 2. Updated Remark 1. *EM_RANDLES_SHORT: Added last sentence to FUNCTID. Added Remark 2. *EM_RANDLES_SOLID: Added USESOCS = 2 and slightly changed the description. Updated FLCID description for USESOCS = 2. Updated Remark 2. *EM_RANDLES_TSHELL: Added USESOCS = 2 and slightly changed the description. Updated FLCID description for USESOCS = 2. Updated Remark 2. *EM_SOLVER_FEM: Added drop tolerance and MUMPS factorization to choices for PRECON. Changed the values to select the other preconditioner types. *ICFD_BOUNDARY_IMMERSED_DYNAMIC: New keyword. *ICFD_BOUNDARY_IMMERSED_STATIC: New keyword. *ICFD_BOUNDARY_ISENTROPIC_NRBC: New keyword. *ICFD_BOUNDARY_ISENTROPIC_NRBC0: New keyword. *ICFD_BOUNDARY_NAVIERSLIP: Changed description and name of second field from FRIC (friction) to LS (slip length). Added to Remark 1. *ICFD_CONTROL_ADAPT: Added VAR = 10. *ICFD_CONTROL_CONJ: Added Card 2. Added CTYPE = 2. Made CTYPE = 1 obsolete. Added Remark 2. *ICFD_CONTROL_IMMERSED: Added IMMTH = 4. Clarified in IMMTH = 2 that it requires DEM particles to specify the interface and added to it which keywords need to be used for various versions. Added ISSTA and NITBS to Card 1. Added Card 2. *ICFD_CONTROL_IMMERSED_FSI: New keyword. *ICFD_CONTROL_ISENTROPIC: New keyword. *ICFD_CONTROL_RANS: Added SFCOND to Card 3. *ICFD_CONTROL_TIME: Added LCIDTH and CHTCTR to Card 2. Added negative value case for DTT. Updated Remark 2 for the negative DTT case. *ICFD_CONTROL_TURBULENCE: Modified the equations in Remark 9 to include SF_cond. *ICFD_DATABASE_BIN: New keyword. *ICFD_DATABASE_VOL: New keyword. *ICFD_DEFINE_GAPCLOSURE: New keyword. *ICFD_INITIAL_BIN: New keyword. *ICFD_MAT: Added last three sentences to the paragraph under Fluid Material Card Sets. Added FLG = 2. Added to description of RO for the FLG = 2 case. Added Card 4. Added Remarks. *ICFD_PART_VOL: Added MID2 to Card 1. Error Fixes and Clarifications ============================== *BATTERY_ECHEM_CONTROL_SOLVER: Added to description of NCYCLE that it has a maximum value. *DUALCESE_SOLVER_SELECTION: Added Remark 2. *EM_CONTROL: Changed EPS0SF to EPS0 and changed description. Also fixed the default. Added last sentence to Remark 6 and changed EPS0SF to EPS0. *EM_CONTROL_EP: Fixed incorrect type and description for ACTUSIG. *EM_CONTROL_SWITCH_CONTACT: Removed NCYLFEM and NCYLBEM. *EM_EOS_TABULATED1: Rewrote the purpose since permittivity is also supported. Changed Remark 1 to say EM material property instead of electrical conductivity/permeability. *EM_EOS_TABULATED2: Rewrote the purpose since permittivity is also supported. Changed conductivity/permeability to EM material property in the description of IFLAG and in Remark 1. Added missing parameters (vmstress, efstrain, ieleuser, and murel) to the *DEFINE_FUNCTION arguments in Remark 2. Added to the last sentence in Remark 2. *EM_MAT_001: Fixed description of EPSRR/EPSRI (permeability should be permittivity) *EM_MAT_002: Added which solvers this keyword is supported for to the purpose. Fixed description of EPSRR/EPSRI (permeability should be permittivity) *EM_MAT_004: Fixed description of EPSRR/EPSRI (permeability should be permittivity) *EM_RANDLES: Added some details to the table describing the *DEFINE_FUNCTION arguments for save1, save2, etc. *EM_RANDLES_BATMAC: Fixed errors in the FLCID description for USESOCS = 1. Also the type and default were incorrect for FLCID. *EM_RANDLES_MESHLESS: Fixed the default values for USESOCS and TAU. Fixed errors in the FLCID description for USESOCS = 1. Also the type and default were incorrect for FLCID. *EM_RANDLES_SOLID: Fixed errors in the FLCID description for USESOCS = 1. Also the type and default were incorrect for FLCID. *EM_RANDLES_TSHELL: Fixed errors in the FLCID description for USESOCS = 1. Also the type and default were incorrect for FLCID. *ICFD_CONTROL_STEADY: Fixed descriptions of REL1 and REL2. *ICFD_INITIAL_LEVELSET: Fixed description for STYPE = 5. Also fixed last sentence of description for NX to go with this.