Simcenter Femap Thermal strain (Thermal Expansion)- Femap
2024-10-07T14:22:16.000-0400
Femap
Summary
The TEMPERATURE case control inputs for thermal strain and temperature dependent material properties in solutions are described as follows.
Details
QRG under Temperature
QRG link https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/289054037/PL20221116635232682.QRG/id511196
Linear Solutions
Nonlinear Solutions
Ways to define temperatures; Material / Initial / Load
Material-
Defined under reference temp
Initial-
Create a new load set and place this load standalone in the load set
Defined as load on nodes
Specify all nodes in the model and specify an initial temperature.
During the solution creation define this load set as initial conditions
Load
Defined as a body load- Under thermal Default temperature
creates a TEMPD card
QRG link https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/289054037/PL20221116635232682.QRG/id511196
Linear Solutions
Nonlinear Solutions
Ways to define temperatures; Material / Initial / Load
Material-
Defined under reference temp
Initial-
Create a new load set and place this load standalone in the load set
Defined as load on nodes
Specify all nodes in the model and specify an initial temperature.
During the solution creation define this load set as initial conditions
Load
Defined as a body load- Under thermal Default temperature
creates a TEMPD card