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It is implemented to fix some classes of problems in which the solution becomes unphysical. However, for some problems, the simplification causes adverse effects on the transient accuracy, and the solution becomes less accurate with smaller time steps.  In order to avoid this issue and to fully account for the equations\u2019 transient terms, set the rp variable in Fluent via the following TUI command:   (rpsetvar &#8216;pressure\/unsteady-rc 2)  It forces full accounting of unsteady terms in Rhie and Chow no matter the kind of flow. 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