Simulation of continuous networks with MODEL
M. G. Roth, Thomas Fred Runge · OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) · 1978
This manual is intended for the student, scientist, or engineer whose interests involve the solution of ordinary differential equations. In many cases, such equations arise in connection with the development of computer simulation models. MODEL (Modular Ordinary Differential Equation Language) is a very general and easy-to-use package for the formulation and simulation of continuous system models based on ordinary differential and nondifferential equations ad generalized network (i.e., connective) effects. Partial differential equations can also be handled when they are transformed to a system of ODEs by the finite element method or the method of lines. MODEL combines both equation-oriented and network-oriented modeling features with a stiffly stable implicit integration method; this approach allows it to be applied more widely and easily than any other continuous simulation package. 18 figures, 7 tables.