*INELASTIC HEAT FRACTION

Define the fraction of the rate of inelastic dissipation that appears as a heat source.

This option is used to provide for inelastic energy dissipation to act as a heat source in adiabatic thermomechanical problems. It is relevant when the ADIABATIC parameter is included on the DYNAMIC or the STATIC option. It is also relevant when a coupled thermal-electrical-structural or fully coupled thermal-stress analysis is conducted using the COUPLED TEMPERATURE-DISPLACEMENT or DYNAMIC TEMPERATURE-DISPLACEMENT options.

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There are no parameters associated with this option.

 

Data line to define the inelastic heat fraction

First (and only) line

  1. Fraction of inelastic dissipation rate that appears as a heat flux per unit volume. The fraction may include a unit conversion factor if required. The default value is 0.9.

 

See Also
Adiabatic Analysis
Fully Coupled Thermal-Stress Analysis
Fully Coupled Thermal-Electrical-Structural Analysis