Input the final temperature on a node or element for thermal stress analysis. The temperature load induces deformation by temperature difference and all nodes are assigned an initial temperature in Analysis Setting. Entering a node temperature calculates the load caused by the temperature difference with the initial element temperature, and thermal stress does not occur if there is no displacement constraint. The element temperature load is similar to the nodal temperature load. However, specifying an element sets a uniform temperature for that selected element so that it has the same effect as entering the nodal temperature load for all nodes connected to that element.
▒Methodology
Select a node or element to input the temperature. If the target shape is a geometry shape, the shape must have been used to create the element. All nodes in the selected shape are defined by the input initial temperature. The load is calculated by the temperature difference with that initial temperature. The temperature difference can be simulated by directly entering the temperature or applying a function with reference to the global coordinate system (GCS). When applying a function, the input value is multiplied to the function value for application.
Input the final temperature on a node or element for thermal stress analysis. The temperature load induces deformation by temperature difference and all nodes are assigned an initial temperature in Analysis Setting. Entering a node temperature calculates the load caused by the temperature difference with the initial element temperature, and thermal stress does not occur if there is no displacement constraint. The element temperature load is similar to the nodal temperature load. However, specifying an element sets a uniform temperature for that selected element so that it has the same effect as entering the nodal temperature load for all nodes connected to that element.
