You can use the Temperature
PropertyManager to apply a temperature load for structural, thermal, and nonlinear
analyses.
To define a Temperature load:
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In a structural or thermal study tree, right-click Thermal Loads
and click Temperature
. Do one
of the following:
- Click .
- In the Simulation toolbar, click
.
The Temperature
PropertyManager appears.
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Under Type, select
Temperature.
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Select the faces, edges, vertices, and components to apply a
prescribed temperature. To apply a prescribed temperature to a whole body meshed
with solid elements, select the whole body.
For beams and trusses, select
Joints

to apply a concentrated
temperature, or
Beams

to apply a
distributed temperature load along the length of bodies.
To select all faces exposed to the outside at once, click
Select all exposed faces. To
delete a face, right-click the face and select Delete.
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Under Temperature
, do the following:
-
Set Units to the
units you want to use to enter the temperature value.
-
Set Temperature
to the required temperature value. The software applies to the model a
temperature change DT = Input temperature - Reference temperature at
zero strain.
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For nonlinear or transient thermal studies, you can define a
time-dependent temperature boundary condition.
Under
Variation with
Time, click
Use Time
Curve

to define or import a
time curve. The temperature at any time is calculated by multiplying the
specified temperature value by the Y value of the time curve.
-
Under Symbol Settings,
click Edit color and pick a color for the
temperature symbols and use the spin arrows to control the size of the
symbols.
-
Click
.