Beam Attributes: Heat Transfer Radiation Coefficient
Description
Assigns a radiation coefficient to selected ends of beam elements.
Applicable only to nonlinear heat transfer analysis.
Models uniform heat flow via radiation through the cross section of the beam end to or from an ambient environment. The attribute is paired with a beam end radiation ambient temperature attribute, which together define the heat flow rate.
The coefficient can be scaled as a function of time and/or temperature.
Radiation coefficient attributes are load case dependent.
Dialog
Value
Radiation coefficient at the beam end.
Factor vs Time table
The table that scales the coefficient as a function of time.
Applicable only to the transient heat solver.
Factor vs Temperature table
The table that scales the coefficient as a function of temperature.
Applicable only to nonlinear heat transfer analysis.
Common Controls
Units
Dimensionless.
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