External Temperature (Thin Layer, Thin Film, Fracture)
Use this subnode to specify the temperature on the exterior side of a thin layer, a thin film, or a fracture, when Layer type is set to Thermally thick approximation or General, on exterior boundaries.
Temperature
For User defined, enter a value or expression for the Temperature T0. Else, select an Ambient temperature defined in an Ambient Properties node under Definitions.
The equation for this condition is T = T0 where T0 is the external temperature to be prescribed.
Constraint Settings
To display this section, click the Show More Options button () and select Advanced Physics Options.
You can specify a harmonic variation of the temperature value in a frequency domain analysis of perturbation type, by adding a Harmonic Perturbation subnode. See Theory for Harmonic Heat Transfer for more details.
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Thin Layer (Heat Transfer Interface) and Solid (Heat Transfer in Shells Interface)
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Thin Film (Heat Transfer Interface) and Fluid (Heat Transfer in Shells Interface)
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Theory for Heat Transfer in Thin Structures
Location in User Interface
Context Menus
Heat Transfer in Solids>Thin Layer>External Temperature
Heat Transfer in Solids>Thin Film>External Temperature
Heat Transfer in Solids>Fracture>External Temperature
More locations are available. For example:
Heat Transfer in Fluids>Thin Layer>External Temperature
Ribbon
Physics Tab with Thin Layer, Thin Film, or Fracture selected in the model tree:
Attributes>External Temperature