MELCOR 1.8.6 Plug-in Change Log

UPDATE 4/19/2011: Preliminary support for MELCOR 1.8.6 has been added to the MELCOR 2.x plug-in.

UPDATE 2/4/2011: The MELCOR 1.8.6 plug-in is not supported in SNAP 2.0.

UPDATE 1/8/2010: MELCOR plug-in version 1.2.0 is available.

Changes in this version include:

The Calculation Server interaction logic was updated to support the new CAFEAN RPC communication package in SNAP 1.2.0.

UPDATE 9/8/09: MELCOR plug-in version 1.1.4 is available.

Changes in this version include:

The ASCII export logic in the External Data File has been modified to ensure that the formatting string is enclosed in single quotes.

UPDATE 10/24/2007: MELCOR plug-in version 1.1.2 is available.

Changes in this version include:

An issue was resolved that prevented the Animation plug-in from displaying MELCOR data in British units.
Issues were resolved in the handling of data from multiplexed and demultiplexed MELCOR plot files.
Support was added for the Calculation Server "Calculation Port Number" preference. A custom port number can now be defined by the Calculation Server to communicate with interactive calculations.
The keyboard handling for 2D view components was updated to support fine-tuned movement of elements using the arrow keys.
The MELCOR plug-in save routine will now clear any existing file data before attempting to overwrite an existing file.
Updated the plot file engineering unit conversion types.

UPDATE 5/11/2007: MELCOR plug-in version 1.1.0 is available.

Changes in this version include:

Added support for the following filename overrides for the MELCOR submit process:
DIAGF, OUTPUTF, RESTARTF, WRITENEWINP, MESSAGEF, PLOTF, STATUSF The overriding files will be chosen when submitting a MELCOR job.
Resolved an issue that prevented the Internal Power Source Distribution Data from being exported if the heatstructure referenced itself as the heatstructure to provide the Power Source Distribution.
An issue was resolved where the FLnnnMk Momentum flux input data was being written on FLnnnTk cards.

UPDATE 4/12/2007: MELCOR plug-in version 1.0.0 is available.

Changes in this version include:

Added support for additional core reactor types: SFP-BWR, SFP-PWR, and ACR-700.
Added an editor for Molten Pool RN Concentration data.
Corrected Control+C Copy behavior in MELCOR tabular editors.
External Data Files paths have been updated to correctly refer to input files.
I/O support was implemented for the MELCOR "Radionuclide Molten pool concentration ratios" data.
I/O support was implemented for MACCS records.
Sensitivity Coefficients are no longer duplicated when importing MELCOR data.
An issue was resolved where the default DCH classes were being exported with an incorrect number.
Radial Ring Cross-sectional (Axial Boundary) Area option is now correctly activated on import.
An issue was resolved where CVH External Mass and Energy Sources scaling factor failed to import properly.
Implemented I/O routines for reading demultiplexed MELCOR plot files for use in the AptPlot ACS plug-in.
Decontamination Factors can now be specified as either a control function or a real value.
Plot Files are now properly set active when encountered on import.
Exporting heatstructure temperature node locations now utilizes the node compression format.
Added support for additional cavity variable types.
DCH Rupture data now correctly references cavity components.
MELCOR file preferences are now properly stored.
The MELCOR core editor 3D rendering was improved.

UPDATE 10/9/2006: The MELCOR plug-in distribution has been updated.

Changes in this version include:

An issue was resolved that would cause the plot file cache to be written to an incorrect location for jobs create by importing a plot file directly.

UPDATE 9/18/2006: The MELCOR plug-in distribution has been updated.

Changes in this version include:

Updated to work with under the new SNAP 0.25.0 Runtime.

UPDATE 4/27/2006: The MELCOR plug-in distribution has been updated.

Changes in this version include:

Advanced Copy/Paste functionality was added to the MELCOR plug-in tables.
The initial location of the heat structure and control volume completion dialogs has been changed to the center of the model.
The Burn rate dialog was updated.
The Core component ASCII import routines were modified to support quoted strings for material names.
An issue was resolved that prevented model comments to properlt import.
An import errror was corrected for Core models that include lower head rings.
The scale factor property for control volumes was made optional.
The ASCII importer for the Control Function component was modified to be more robust when encountering unrecognized function types.

UPDATE 2/16/2006: The MELCOR plug-in distribution has been updated.

Changes in this version include:

Added functionality to read and write the user specified names, descriptions, and comments of MELCOR components to ASCII files.
Error messages for sub-components were updated to be more informative.
Category node components are now included in model error checking.

UPDATE 1/13/2006: The MELCOR plug-in distribution has been updated.

Changes in this version include:

An issue was resolved that prevented the Core component from reading the CORZjjPC cards in a MELGEN ASCII file.
The MELGEN database variable COR-FLUC is now supported.

UPDATE 10/11/2005: The MELCOR plug-in distribution has been updated.

Changes in this version include:

Support was added for the CORIJJ03B, CORIJJ04A, CORIJJ04B and CORMATx cards.
The MELCOR plug-in preferences can now be edited while the model is being edited for restart.
Resolved an issue finding the correct end time for a transient run in the post processor.
Editors inside the CORE component now display useful data when the values are valid.
Updated the 3D renderer for CORE to display the axial locations properly and now renders the radial surface.

UPDATE 9/27/2005: A set of fourteen preliminary 1.8.6 MELGEN/MELCOR test decks was obtained for testing. The plug-in has been updated to correct several issues that were discovered during this testing and to reflect input requirement changes made to the pre-release version MELCOR 1.8.6 used for initial development. This version of the plug-in has been tested with MELCOR 1.8.6 version YG.