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### One-node fluid element (D)

This is a general purpose fluid element used in forced convection applications. It must be defined in any fluid node for which the temperature is an unknown and consists of this one node only. It basically allows for the definition of fluid material properties using the *MATERIAL and *SOLID SECTION cards. See also the *MASS FLOW RATE and *FILM cards.