diff --git a/Documentation/ProjectFile/prj/processes/process/ComponentTransport/t_is_linear.md b/Documentation/ProjectFile/prj/processes/process/ComponentTransport/t_is_linear.md index 521797f6c6e41c0f93363097a10a44092bcdd6eb..76ed6c9fb5255ae5a210f09a35b8d4289842ecb9 100644 --- a/Documentation/ProjectFile/prj/processes/process/ComponentTransport/t_is_linear.md +++ b/Documentation/ProjectFile/prj/processes/process/ComponentTransport/t_is_linear.md @@ -1,10 +1,12 @@ -This flag will enable two optimizations for the ComponentTransport process: +This flag enables two optimizations for the ComponentTransport process: 1. the global equation systems are assembled only once, in the first timestep, and reused subsequently 2. the non-linear solver will converge in a single iteration in each timestep \attention -With this option enabled, OGS will produce correct results only if the process equations are linear. +With this option enabled, **OGS will produce correct results only if the process equations are linear**. OGS will not detect any non-linearities. It is the responsibility of the user to ensure that the assembled equation systems are linear, indeed! +Furthermore, the material properties and parameters used in the process's +equations must **not carry any time dependence**.