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# Applied Temperature Load

## About this Block

**What it does:** A boundary condition that applies a temperature load to a thermal stress analysis.

**Common uses:**

* A boundary condition in a thermal stress analysis.

**Tips:**

* We recommend running a **Thermal Analysis** first, then using the temperature property from that analysis as the input for the **Applied Temperature Load**.
* Use it with an **Initial Temperature** boundary condition.
* The thermal stress is calculated from the difference between the initial temperature and the applied temperature.

## Example File

Download Example: [Thermal Analysis](https://storage.googleapis.com/files-learn/static/ExtendedBlockDocs/thermal_analysis.ntop)

![Applied Temperature](https://storage.googleapis.com/files-learn/static/ExtendedBlockDocs/temperature_load.png)

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Defines the applied temperature load to be used in a thermal stress analysis. Thermal stress will be calculated from the difference between the initial temperature and the applied temperature load.

### Inputs

| Name                | Type                                                                         | Description                                                                                 |
| ------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Applied temperature | [Temperature Field](../../../../block-documentation/types/temperature-field) | Temperature for a thermal stress analysis from which the thermal stress will be calculated. |

### Outputs

| Type                                                           |
| -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Model Load](../../../../block-documentation/types/model-load) |