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Thermal analysis predicts how thermal effects propagate through the model. Steady state and thermal transient analyses are supported.
Thermal Transient

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  Thermal analysis predicts how thermal effects propagate through the model. Steady state and thermal transient analyses are supported.
  - Steady State
    Thermal analysis assumes a linear steady state condition.
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    - Create Time Function
      Define amplitude versus time response curves for transient dynamics analysis or thermal transient analysis.
  - Thermal Imported
    Allows importing temperature at various points of the model for various load steps.
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Thermal Transient

Thermal transient analysis is used to capture the thermal behavior of a system over a specific span of time. Boundary conditions vary with time, but the material properties remain constant.

The integration method used to run the transient thermal solution is variable-order and variable-coefficient BDF (Backward Differentiation Formula) in fixed-leading-coefficient form.

Setup

Specify the time span.
Specify the number of output timesteps.
Specify the initial temperature.
Optional: Check the temperature dependent properties to perform nonlinear thermal transient analysis.