Summary of Thermal Boundary Conditions

Load Type Geometric Entities Reference Geometry Type Required Input
Temperature Vertices, Edges, Faces, Components, Beam joints, and Beam bodies. N/A Unit and temperature value.
Convection Faces and Beam bodies N/A Film coefficient and bulk temperature in the desired units.
Radiation Faces and Beam bodies N/A Unit and value of the surrounding temperature, emissivity, and view factor for surface to ambient radiation.
Heat Flux Faces and Beam bodies.

An optional vertex for thermostat location for transient studies.

N/A Unit and value of the heat flux (heat power/unit area). Temperature range for optional thermostat for transient studies.
Heat Power Vertices, Edges, Faces, Components, Beam joints, and Beam bodies.

An optional vertex for thermostat location for transient studies.

N/A Unit and value of the heat power. The specified value is applied to each selected entity. Temperature range for optional thermostat for transient studies.