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  • move mfix.solve_species to species section
  • rename ignore_discontinuities to specific_heat.ignore_discontinuities
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@@ -27,12 +27,11 @@ a single fluid; therefore, it is common to name the fluid ``fluid``. This is ill
.. |Sato_Eq| replace:: :math:`\mu_{pit} = C d_s \rho \left|\boldsymbol{u} - \boldsymbol{u_s}\right|`

.. |eff_visc| replace:: :math:`\mu_{eff} = \mu_{mol} + \mu_{eddy} + \mu_{susp} + \mu_{pit}`

.. |mix_Eq| replace:: :math:`\mu_{mix} = \sum_{\alpha=1}^{N} \frac{X_{\alpha} \mu_{\alpha}}{\sum_{\beta} X_{\beta} \phi_{\alpha \beta}}`

+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
|                                            | Description                                                    |  Type  | Default  |
+============================================+============================================================+========+==========+
+============================================+================================================================+========+==========+
| viscosity.molecular                        | Specify which molecular viscosity model to use.                | String |  None    |
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
|                                            | Options:                                                       |        |          |
@@ -55,28 +54,28 @@ a single fluid; therefore, it is common to name the fluid ``fluid``. This is ill
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
|                                            | A viscosity model is required if the fluid solver is           |        |          |
|                                            | enabled.                                                       |        |          |
+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
| viscosity.molecular.constant               | Constant fluid viscosity.                                      |  Real  |  0       |
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
|                                            | A value is required for ``constant`` viscosity model.          |        |          |
+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
| viscosity.molecular.Sutherland.T_ref       | Sutherland model reference temperature.                        |  Real  |  0       |
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
|                                            | A value is required for ``Sutherland`` viscosity model.        |        |          |
+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
| viscosity.molecular.Sutherland.mu_ref      | Sutherland model reference viscosity at T_ref.                 |  Real  |  0       |
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
|                                            | A value is required for ``Sutherland`` viscosity model.        |        |          |
+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
| viscosity.molecular.Sutherland.S           | Sutherland model temperature.                                  |  Real  |  0       |
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
|                                            | A value is required for ``Sutherland`` viscosity model.        |        |          |
+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
| viscosity.molecular.Reid.A                 | Reid model constants.                                          |  Real  |  0       |
| viscosity.molecular.Reid.B                 |                                                                |        |          |
| viscosity.molecular.Reid.C                 | Values are required for ``Reid`` viscosity model.              |        |          |
| viscosity.molecular.Reid.D                 |                                                                |        |          |
+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
| viscosity.eddy                             | Specify eddy viscosity model.                                  |        |          |
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
|                                            | Options:                                                       |        |          |
@@ -85,15 +84,15 @@ a single fluid; therefore, it is common to name the fluid ``fluid``. This is ill
|                                            | * ``Smagorinsky-Lilly`` :cite:p:`Smag63,Lilly66`               |        |          |
|                                            | * ``WALE`` :cite:p:`ducros98`                                  |        |          |
|                                            | * ``usr``                                                      |        |          |
+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
| viscosity.eddy.Smagorinsky-Lilly.constant  | Smagorinsky-Lilly constant which usually has values            | Real   | None     |
|                                            | between 0.1 and 0.2.                                           |        |          |
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
|                                            | A value is required when using the ``Smagorinsky-Lilly``       |        |          |
|                                            | eddy viscosity model.                                          |        |          |
+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
| viscosity.eddy.WALE.constant               | WALE eddy viscosity model constant.                            | Real   | 0.325    |
+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
| viscosity.suspension                       | Specify suspension viscosity model of the form                 | String | None     |
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
|                                            |    :math:`\mu_{susp} = \mu_{mol}(\mu^* - 1)`                   |        |          |
@@ -128,48 +127,53 @@ a single fluid; therefore, it is common to name the fluid ``fluid``. This is ill
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
|                                            |      :math:`\mu_{pit} = C_\mu k_f^2 / \epsilon_f`              |        |          |
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
| viscosity.suspension.Brinkman.constant     | Constant for exponent in Brinkman suspension expression.       | Real   | None     |
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
|                                            | A value is required when using the ``Brinkman`` model.         |        |          |
+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
| viscosity.suspension.Roscoe.c1             | Constant for max packing in Roscoe suspension expression.      | Real   | None     |
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
|                                            | A value is required when using the ``Roscoe`` model.           |        |          |
+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
| viscosity.suspension.Roscoe.c2             | Constant for exponent in Roscoe suspension expression.         | Real   | None     |
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
|                                            | A value is required when using the ``Roscoe`` model.           |        |          |
+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
| viscosity.suspension.ChengLaw.constant     | Constant for exponent in ChengLaw suspension expression.       | Real   | None     |
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
|                                            | A value is required when using the ``ChengLaw`` model.         |        |          |
+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
| viscosity.suspension.Sato.constant         | Constant for Sato suspension expression.                       | Real   | 0.65     |
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
| viscosity.suspension.Subramaniam.constant  | Constant for Subramaniam suspension expression.                | Real   | 0.09     |
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
| viscosity.max_effective_factor             | Max limit of the effective viscosity as a factor of the        | Real   | 1.e6     |
|                                            | molecular viscosity                                            |        |          |
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
|                                            | :math:`\mu_{eff} < fac*\mu_{mol}`, where                       |        |          |
|                                            | |eff_visc|                                                     |        |          |
+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
| species                                    | Specify the species that constitute the fluid.                 | Strings|  None    |
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
|                                            | All listed species must be properly defined. See the           |        |          |
|                                            | :ref:`species definition documentation<InputsSpeciesDefs>`     |        |          |
|                                            | for additional details.                                        |        |          |
+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
| molecular_weight                           | Constant fluid molecular weight.                               | Real   |    0     |
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
|                                            | A molecular weight should only be defined when using one       |        |          |
|                                            | of the ``IdealGas`` constraints and the species equations      |        |          |
|                                            | are not solved.                                                |        |          |
+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
| specific_heat                              | Specify which specific heat model to use for the fluid.        | String |  None    |
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
|                                            | A specific heat model is required if advecting enthalpy.       |        |          |
|                                            | Furthermore, the model must be ``mixture`` if species          |        |          |
|                                            | equations are solved.                                          |        |          |
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
|                                            | Options:                                                       |        |          |
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
|                                            | * ``constant`` - the fluid has a constant specific heat        |        |          |
@@ -190,23 +194,36 @@ a single fluid; therefore, it is common to name the fluid ``fluid``. This is ill
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
|                                            |      :math:`c_{p,\mathrm{mixture}} = \sum_n X_n c_{p,n}`       |        |          |
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
|                                            | A specific heat model is required if advecting enthalpy.   |        |          |
|                                            | Furthermore, the model must be ``mixture`` if species      |        |          |
|                                            | equations are solved.                                      |        |          |
|                                            |                                                            |        |          |
+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
| specific_heat.constant                     | Constant fluid specific heat                                   | Real   |  0       |
|                                            | A value is required for ``constant`` specific heat model.      |        |          |
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
| specific_heat.NASA7.a[i]                   | Specific heat polynomial coefficients. Polynomial          | Real   |  None    |
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
| specific_heat.ignore_discontinuities       | Ignore discontinuities in NASA-7 polynomials at transition     | Int    |  0       |
|                                            | temperatures (``Tsplit``).  More information is provided       |        |          |
|                                            | in :ref:`species specific heats<InputsSpeciesDefs>`.           |        |          |
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
| specific_heat.NASA7.a[i]                   | Specific heat polynomial coefficients. Polynomial              | Reals  |  None    |
|                                            | coefficients are required if the fluid specific heat           |        |          |
|                                            | model is ``NASA7-poly``.                                       |        |          |
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
|                                            | Additional information on NASA-7 polynomials is provided       |        |          |
|                                            | in :ref:`species specific heats<InputsSpeciesDefs>`.           |        |          |
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
| specific_heat.NASA7.Tsplit                 | Defines the transition temperature between NASA-7 polynomials. | Reals  |  1000    |
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
|                                            | * Setting ``Tsplit = -1`` signifies that a single              |        |          |
|                                            |   polynomial defines the specific heat and enthalpy for all    |        |          |
|                                            |   temperatures.                                                |        |          |
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
|                                            | * Specifying ``N`` temperatures signifies that ``N+1``         |        |          |
|                                            |   polynomials are used to define the specific heat             |        |          |
|                                            |   and enthalpy.                                                |        |          |
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
| thermal_conductivity                       | Specify which thermal conductivity model to use for            | String |  None    |
|                                            | fluid. Options:                                                |        |          |
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
@@ -215,22 +232,22 @@ a single fluid; therefore, it is common to name the fluid ``fluid``. This is ill
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
|                                            | A thermal conductivity model is required if advecting          |        |          |
|                                            | enthalpy.                                                      |        |          |
+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
| thermal_conductivity.constant              | Constant fluid thermal conductivity.                           | Real   |  0       |
|                                            | A value is required for ``constant`` thermal conductivity      |        |          |
|                                            | model.                                                         |        |          |
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
| thermodynamic_pressure                     | Thermodynamic pressure.                                        | Real   |  0       |
|                                            | A value is required when using the                             |        |          |
|                                            | ``IdealGasClosedSystem`` constraint. If using the              |        |          |
|                                            | ``IdealGasOpenSystem`` constraint, then the value must         |        |          |
|                                            | match all specified outflow pressures.                         |        |          |
|                                            |                                                                |        |          |
+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
| reference_temperature                      | Reference temperature used to compute specific                 | Real   | 298.     |
|                                            | enthalpy                                                       |        |          |
+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+----------+


Example inputs
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ The following inputs are defined using the prefix ``ic``:
|                       | * ``Volume`` - sort by volume of each IC region                        |             |           |
|                       | * ``Priority`` - sort by specified priority value                      |             |           |
+-----------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+-----------+
| [region_name].priority| Priority value for IC regions if ``ranking_type` == ``Priority``       | Int         | Max       |
| [region_name].priority| Priority value for IC regions if ``ranking_type`` == ``Priority``      | Int         | Max       |
+-----------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+-----------+


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@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ The following inputs are defined using the prefix ``mfix``:
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+
| advect_enthalpy        | Enable time evolution of fluid temperature and enthalpy.                   |   Int    | 0                   |
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+
| solve_species          | Enable the time evolution of fluid species mass fractions.                 |   Int    | 0                   |
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+
| constraint             | Select low Mach number constraint.                                         |   String | IncompressibleFluid |
|                        |                                                                            |          |                     |
|                        | Options (case-insensitive):                                                |          |                     |
@@ -310,25 +308,26 @@ The following input is defined using the prefix ``mfix.drag``:

.. |VM_Nijssen_Eq| replace:: :math:`\begin{split}C_p,vm =& C_0,vm \\ &+ \sum_{k=1}^3 \left\left[a_{k,0} + a_{k,1} \ln\left(\frac{\rho_p}{\rho_f}\right)\right] \varepsilon_p^k \right\end{split}`

+--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+-----------+
+--------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+-----------+
|                          | Description                                                                             |   Type      | Default   |
+==========================+===============================================================================+=============+===========+
+==========================+=========================================================================================+=============+===========+
| model                    | Fluid-particle drag model. Options:                                                     | String      | None      |
|                          |                                                                                         |             |           |
|                          | * ``WenYu`` :cite:p:`Wen66`                                                   |             |           |
|                          | * ``WenYu``- Wen-Yu :cite:p:`Wen66`                                                     |             |           |
|                          | * ``Gidaspow`` :cite:p:`ding90,Lat00`                                                   |             |           |
|                          | * ``BVK2`` :cite:p:`Bee07,Bee071,tenneti11,tang15`                            |             |           |
|                          | * ``SyamOBrien`` -- Syamlal-O'Brien :cite:p:`syam88`                          |             |           |
|                          | * ``UserDrag``                                                                |             |           |
|                          | * ``BVK2`` - Beetstra, van der Hoef, and Kuipers :cite:p:`Bee07,Bee071,tenneti11,tang15`|             |           |
|                          | * ``SyamOBrien`` - Syamlal-O'Brien :cite:p:`syam88`                                     |             |           |
|                          | * ``UserDrag`` - User-supplied drag model                                               |             |           |
|                          |                                                                                         |             |           |
|                          |                                                                                         |             |           |
+--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+-----------+
+--------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+-----------+
| model.SyamOBrien.c1      | Fitting parameters for ``SyamOBrien`` drag model                                        | Real        | None      |
| model.SyamOBrien.d1      |                                                                                         |             |           |
+--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+-----------+
+--------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+-----------+
| include_divtau           | Interpolate the fluid shear stress to particles and include in the                      | Int         | 0         |
|                          | fluid-particle drag force. The force is applied to the fluid by                         |             |           |
|                          | multiplying the shear stress by fluid volume fraction.                                  |             |           |
+--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+-----------+
+--------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+-----------+
| virtual_mass             | Include virtual mass force in fluid-particle momentum transfer.                         | String      | None      |
|                          | The virtual mass force is not included by default.                                      |             |           |
|                          |                                                                                         |             |           |
@@ -346,9 +345,9 @@ The following input is defined using the prefix ``mfix.drag``:
|                          | * ``Nijssen`` - :cite:p:`nijssen20`                                                     |             |           |
|                          |                                                                                         |             |           |
|                          |     |VM_Nijssen_Eq|                                                                     |             |           |
+--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+-----------+
+--------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+-----------+
| virtual_mass.constant    | Constant virtual-mass coefficient.                                                      | Real        | 0.5       |
+--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+-----------+
+--------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+-----------+


.. note::
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Changes for docs/source_docs/user_guide/inputs/solids_model.rst: 60 added lines, 17 removed lines.
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@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ Solids settings
Enabling the solids solver and specifying options common to both DEM and PIC
models. The following inputs are defined with the prefix  ``solids``:

+------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
|                                          | Description                                                  |   Type   | Default  |
+==========================================+=============================================================+==========+==========+
+==========================================+==============================================================+==========+==========+
| types                                    | Specified name(s) of the solids types or None to disable     | Strings  |  None    |
|                                          | the solids solver. The user-defined names are used to        |          |          |
|                                          | specify DEM and/or PIC model inputs.                         |          |          |
+------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| molecular_weight                         | Value of constant solid molecular weight.                    |  Real    |  0       |
+------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| density                                  | Specify which density model to use for solids.               |  String  | None     |
|                                          |                                                              |          |          |
|                                          | Options (case-insensive):                                    |          |          |
@@ -29,28 +29,71 @@ models. The following inputs are defined with the prefix ``solids``:
|                                          |   constant :ref:`species densities<InputsSpeciesDefs>` to    |          |          |
|                                          |   be defined by the user.                                    |          |          |
|                                          |                                                              |          |          |
+------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| specific_heat                            | Specify which specific heat model to use for solids.         |  String  | constant |
|                                          |                                                              |          |          |
|                                          | A specific heat model is required if advecting enthalpy.     |          |          |
|                                          | Furthermore, the model must be ``mixture`` if species        |          |          |
|                                          | equations are solved.                                        |          |          |
|                                          |                                                              |          |          |
|                                          | Options:                                                     |          |          |
|                                          |                                                              |          |          |
|                                          | * ``constant`` - constant specific heat                     |          |          |
+------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
|                                          |  * ``constant`` - constant solid specific heat               |          |          |
|                                          |  * ``NASA7-poly`` the solid specific heat is defined by      |          |          |
|                                          |    NASA-7 polynomials.                                       |          |          |
|                                          |                                                              |          |          |
|                                          |    NASA7 polynomial format:                                  |          |          |
|                                          |                                                              |          |          |
|                                          |      :math:`c_p(T)/R = \sum_{i=0}^4 a_{i}T^{i}`              |          |          |
|                                          |                                                              |          |          |
|                                          |    Additional information on NASA-7 polynomials is provided  |          |          |
|                                          |    in :ref:`species specific heats<InputsSpeciesDefs>`.      |          |          |
|                                          |                                                              |          |          |
|                                          | * ``mixture`` - a *mixture* specific heat is computed        |          |          |
|                                          |   from :ref:`species specific heats<InputsSpeciesDefs>`      |          |          |
|                                          |   and local species mass fractions.                          |          |          |
|                                          |                                                              |          |          |
|                                          |      :math:`c_{p,\mathrm{mixture}} = \sum_n X_n c_{p,n}`     |          |          |
|                                          |                                                              |          |          |
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| specific_heat.constant                   | Constant solids specific heat value.                         |  Real    |  0       |
|                                          | A value is required for ``constant`` specific heat model.    |          |          |
+------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| specific_heat.ignore_discontinuities     | Ignore discontinuities in NASA-7 polynomials at transition   |  Int     |  0       |
|                                          | temperatures (``Tsplit``).  More information is provided in  |          |          |
|                                          | :ref:`species specific heats<InputsSpeciesDefs>`.            |          |          |
|                                          |                                                              |          |          |
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| specific_heat.NASA7.a[i]                 | Specific heat polynomial coefficients. Polynomial            |  Reals   | None     |
|                                          | coefficients are required if the fluid specific heat         |          |          |
|                                          | model is ``NASA7-poly``.                                     |          |          |
|                                          |                                                              |          |          |
|                                          | Additional information on NASA-7 polynomials is provided     |          |          |
|                                          | in :ref:`species specific heats<InputsSpeciesDefs>`.         |          |          |
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| specific_heat.NASA7.Tsplit               | Defines the transition temperature between NASA-7            |  Reals   | 1000     |
|                                          | polynomials.                                                 |          |          |
|                                          |                                                              |          |          |
|                                          | * Setting ``Tsplit = -1`` signifies that a single polynomial |          |          |
|                                          |   defines the specific heat and enthalpy for all             |          |          |
|                                          |   temperatures.                                              |          |          |
|                                          |                                                              |          |          |
|                                          | * Specifying ``N`` temperatures signifies that ``N+1``       |          |          |
|                                          |   polynomials are used to define the specific heat and       |          |          |
|                                          |   enthalpy.                                                  |          |          |
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| reference_temperature                    | Reference temperature used for specific enthalpy.            |  Real    |  0       |
+------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| species                                  | Specify which species can constitute                         |  Strings |  None    |
|                                          | the solids phase. Defined species must                       |          |          |
|                                          | be a subset of the species defined in ``species.solve``      |          |          |
+------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| newton_solver.absolute_tol               | Define absolute tolerance for damped Newton solver.          |  Real    |  1.e-6   |
+------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| newton_solver.relative_tol               | Define relative tolerance for damped Newton solver.          |  Real    |  1.e-6   |
+------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| newton_solver.max_iterations             | Define max number of iterations for damped Newton solver.    |  Int     |  100     |
+------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| thermal_conductivity                     | Specify which thermal conductivity model to use for solids.  |  String  | constant |
|                                          | Options:                                                     |          |          |
|                                          |                                                              |          |          |
@@ -60,20 +103,20 @@ models. The following inputs are defined with the prefix ``solids``:
|                                          | Defining a thermal conductivity model enables conductive     |          |          |
|                                          | heat transfer for DEM. However, it has no effect for PIC     |          |          |
|                                          | solids heat transfer.                                        |          |          |
+------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| thermal_conductivity.constant            | Constant solids thermal conductivity value.                  |  Real    |  0       |
|                                          | A value is required for ``constant`` thermal conductivity    |          |          |
|                                          | model.                                                       |          |          |
+------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| min_conduction_dist                      | The surface roughness separating two touching particles.     | Real     |  2.e-8   |
|                                          | This value is used to remove the singularity that the        |          |          |
|                                          | particle-fluid-particle conduction model develops at         |          |          |
|                                          | the contact interface.                                       |          |          |
+------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
| flpc                                     | The fluid lens proportionality constant (flpc) is used to    | Real     |  0.4     |
|                                          | calculate the radius of the fluid lens surrounding the       |          |          |
|                                          | particle for particle-fluid-particle conduction.             |          |          |
+------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+
+------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+


Below is an example for specifying the solids solver model options.
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