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Specifying a Thermostat-Controlled Heat Flux

To specify a thermostat-controlled heat flux:

  1. In a transient thermal study, right-click the Load/Restraint folder and select Heat Flux.

    The Heat Flux PropertyManager appears.

  2. In the graphics area, select the faces to which the heat flux is applied.
  3. Under Heat Flux, do the following:
    • Set Units to the desired system of units.
    • Type a value for the Heat Flux heatflux.png.
  4. Check Thermostat.

    The Thermostat property box appears.

    1. Click inside the Sensor selection box to activate it and select a vertex to specify the thermostat location.
    2. Under Cut off details, select a temperature unit and type the upper and lower bound temperatures .

  5. Click OK.


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