Coupled thermal-electrical-structural elements

This problem contains basic test cases for one or more Abaqus elements and features.

ProductsAbaqus/Standard

Coupled thermal-electrical-structural three-dimensional elements

Problem description

Model:

Cubic dimensions 7 × 7 × 7
Centrifugal axis of rotation (0, 1, 0) through (−1000, 3.5, −3.5)
Gravity load vector (1, 2, 3)

Material:

Young's modulus 30 × 106
Poisson's ratio 0.3
Coefficient of thermal expansion 0.0
Thermal conductivity 3.77 × 10−5
Electrical conductivity 3.77 × 10−5
Joule heat fraction 0.0
Density 82.9
Sink (bulk fluid) temperature 75.0
Absolute zero temperature −460.0

Initial conditions

Hydrostatic pressure datum 0.0
Hydrostatic pressure elevation −7.0

Results and discussion

The calculated reactions are in agreement with the applied loads.

Input files

Abaqus/Standard input files

Q3D4 element load tests:
tes_q3d4.inp

BX, BY, BZ, BF, CBF, CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4, GRAV, F1, F2, F3, F4, P1, P2, P3, P4, R1, R2, R3, R4, S1, S2, S3, S4.

tes_q3d4_sload.inp

Same as tes_q3d4.inp except with surface-based loads.

Q3D6 element load tests:
tes_q3d6.inp

BX, BY, BZ, BF, CBF, CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5, GRAV, F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5.

tes_q3d6_sload.inp

Same as tes_q3d6.inp except with surface-based loads.

Q3D8 element load tests:
tes_q3d8.inp

BX, BY, BZ, BF, CBF, CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6, GRAV, CENT, CENTRIF, F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, HP1, HP2, HP3, HP4, HP5, HP6, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6,S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6.

tes_q3d8_rota.inp

ROTA.

tes_q3d8_sload.inp

CS, HP, P, F, R, S.

Q3D8H element load tests:
tes_q3d8h.inp

BX, BY, BZ, BF, CBF, CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6, GRAV, CENT, CENTRIF, F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, HP1, HP2, HP3, HP4, HP5, HP6, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6,S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6.

tes_q3d8h_po.inp

POST OUTPUT analysis.

tes_q3d8h_rota.inp

ROTA.

tes_q3d8h_sload.inp

CS, HP, P, F, R, S.

Q3D8R element load tests:
tes_q3d8r.inp

BX, BY, BZ, BF, CBF, CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6, GRAV, CENT, CENTRIF, F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, HP1, HP2, HP3, HP4, HP5, HP6, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6,S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6.

tes_q3d8r_rota.inp

ROTA.

tes_q3d8r_sload.inp

CS, HP, P, F, R, S.

Q3D8RH element load tests:
tes_q3d8rh.inp

BX, BY, BZ, BF, CBF, CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6, GRAV, CENT, CENTRIF, F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, HP1, HP2, HP3, HP4, HP5, HP6, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6,S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6.

tes_q3d8rh_rota.inp

ROTA.

tes_q3d8rh_sload.inp

CS, HP, P, F, R, S.

Q3D10M element load tests:
tes_q3d10m.inp

BX, BY, BZ, BF, CBF, CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4, GRAV, F1, F2, F3, F4, P1, P2, P3, P4, R1, R2, R3, R4, S1, S2, S3, S4.

tes_q3d10m_sload.inp

Same as tes_q3d10m.inp except with surface-based loads.

Q3D10MH element load tests:
tes_q3d10mh.inp

BX, BY, BZ, BF, CBF, CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4, GRAV, F1, F2, F3, F4, P1, P2, P3, P4, R1, R2, R3, R4, S1, S2, S3, S4.

tes_q3d10mh_sload.inp

Same as tes_q3d10mh.inp except with surface-based loads.

Q3D20 element load tests:
tes_q3d20.inp

BX, BY, BZ, BF, CBF, CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6, GRAV, CENT, CENTRIF, F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, HP1, HP2, HP3, HP4, HP5, HP6, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6,S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6.

tes_q3d20_rota.inp

ROTA.

tes_q3d20_sload.inp

CS, HP, P, F, R, S.

Q3D20H element load tests:
tes_q3d20h.inp

BX, BY, BZ, BF, CBF, CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6, GRAV, CENT, CENTRIF, F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, HP1, HP2, HP3, HP4, HP5, HP6, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6,S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6.

tes_q3d20_rota.inp

ROTA.

tes_q3d20_sload.inp

CS, HP, P, F, R, S.

Q3D20R element load tests:
tes_q3d20r.inp

BX, BY, BZ, BF, CBF, CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6, GRAV, CENT, CENTRIF, F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, HP1, HP2, HP3, HP4, HP5, HP6, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6,S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6.

tes_q3d20r_rota.inp

ROTA.

tes_q3d20r_sload.inp

CS, HP, P, F, R, S.

Q3D20RH element load tests:
tes_q3d20rh.inp

BX, BY, BZ, BF, CBF, CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6, GRAV, CENT, CENTRIF, F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, HP1, HP2, HP3, HP4, HP5, HP6, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6,S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6.

tes_q3d20rh_rota.inp

ROTA.

tes_q3d20rh_sload.inp

CS, HP, P, F, R, S.