Thermal Loads and Restraints
Thermal loads and restraints, except for temperature which is also used
in structural studies, are only accessible for thermal studies.
For steady state thermal studies with a heat source, a mechanism for
heat dissipation must be defined. Otherwise, analysis stops because the
temperatures increase without bound. Transient thermal studies that run
for a relatively short period of time do not require a heat dissipation
mechanism.
The following types of loads and restraints are available for thermal
studies:
Click here for a summary of thermal
loads and restraints.