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What it does: Applies a total heat generation power to a selected region. Common uses:
  • A boundary condition in a thermal analysis.
Tips:
  • The quantity of heat generation is distributed across the entities based on the volume fraction.
  • The Magnitude is the Power of the heat generation. The basic units shown for this input are g-mm^2/s^3. These are the basic units for W or J/s.

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Example File

Download Example: Thermal Analysis
Applies a total heat generation power to a selected region. The quantity of heat generation is distributed across the nodes based on volume fraction.

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Inputs

NameTypeDescription
RegionRegionThe region of elements the load will be applied to.
MagnitudeScalarThe amount of heat generation power for the region.

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Outputs

Type
Heat Generation