GAPELECTR

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

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Elements tested

DC2D4E

Features tested

User subroutine to define electrical conductance between surfaces in a coupled thermal-electrical simulation.

Problem description

In coupled thermal-electrical analyses user subroutine GAPELECTR is used to define the electrical conductance between two surfaces as a function of their temperatures, the gap between them, and any field variables. The problem definition is the same as in the verification file ei22vsjc.inp (Coupled thermal-electrical surface interaction), where the gap electrical conductance is defined as a function of the average temperature.

Results and discussion

The results match the verified results of ei22vsjc.inp.