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New Features

Added support for variable solidus and liquidus temperatures in melting sources and electrochemistry.
Added support for multi-dimensional structured tables to generic models
Added support for universal aria expressions
Added time step (dt) as a standard global variable, available to use in global functions.
Improved the Generalized_Rad and Generalized_Nat_Conv models to allow in-line specification of constants or string functions for h and Tref.
Improved performance of simulations using chemeq with dynamic rebalance. Specifically, the default single weight criteria per equation system used by the graph partitioner was split into several weight criteria (CHEMEQ, ASSEMBLY, LINEAR_SOLVE, DEFAULT) resulting in better load balancing.
Increased the maximum number of variables allowed in a string function to 50 variables.
Stability improvements for Sparc-Aria aerothermal coupling.
Added native implementation of (micromechanics pressurization) MMP modeling within Aria. This model incorporates decomposition/thermal expansion of pores and tracks material permeability within explosive materials using native expressions. This model is based off of the work done by Hobbs et al. [2].

Convention Change

Updated sign convention for residual-based post-processors to be consistent with expression-based post-processors and aria flux specifications (positive = outflux)