Start Conditions

Start Conditions

The Start conditions are the set of initial values for the variables.

For static or periodic simulations they are used as initial guess only.

In the case of a dynamic simulation, the start values may be significant for the final result.

An application may use several methods for working with initial values:

• The fields for initial values may be included in forms.
• The initial values may be mapped to some parameters or calculated from the parameters.
• A startup phase may precede the main (calculation) phase. A Startup-phase is a simulation with the sole purpose of selecting a suitable starting point for the real experiment.