Defining an Initial Temperature Profile for a Transient Thermal Study

You can define different initial temperatures to selected entities of your model for use with transient thermal analyses.

1. In the Simulation study tree, right-click Thermal Loads and select Temperature .
   The Temperature PropertyManager appears.
2. Set Type to Initial Temperature.
3. In the graphics area, select the desired faces, edges, vertices, and components to which you want to apply a prescribed temperature, or click Select all exposed faces to select all faces exposed to outside at once.
   To delete a face, right-click the face and select Delete. See Selecting All Exposed Faces for details.
4. Under Temperature , do the following:
   1. Set Units to the units you want to use to enter the temperature value.
   2. Set Temperature to the desired temperature value.
5. Click .
   The program assumes 0K temperature at all locations for which no initial temperature is defined. For this reason, we recommend that you apply an initial temperature to every component and the apply boundary temperatures if desired.