Radiation

Analysis > Thermal > Radiation

This tool is used to apply surface radiation boundary conditions in heat transfer analysis.

Description

  1. Radiation is applied only on faces.
  2. Temperature, absorptivity, emissivity and view factor can be defined.
  3. Time dependent radiation can be defined by using Amplitude table.

Cards supported for various solvers

Solver Supported Cards
Abaqus *SRADIATE
OptiStruct SPC, SPOINT, RADM, RADBC, CHBDYE