Lumped System Connector
Use this node to connect the distributed finite element model to a thermal network.
The average temperature on the selected boundaries can be prescribed at a node of the thermal network where an External Terminal feature of The Lumped Thermal System Interface is applied.
In return, the heat rate defined at the node of the thermal network is applied on the selected boundaries.
Terminal Inputs
Select an External Terminal feature in the Source list to define which node of the thermal network provides the heat rate Pext to be prescribed on the boundary. The initial temperature of the connector is also taken from the selected External Terminal feature for a transient simulation.
When the Isothermal terminal check box is not selected (default), the average temperature on the boundaries is constrained to the temperature at the terminal node of the thermal network. Select this check box to apply the constraint on the space-dependent temperature instead, which corresponds to a stronger constraint.
Lumped Composite Thermal Barrier: Application Library path Heat_Transfer_Module/Tutorials,_Thin_Structure/lumped_composite_thermal_barrier
Location in User Interface
Context Menus
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Physics tab with interface as Heat Transfer in Solids and Fluids or any version of the Heat Transfer interface selected:
Physics tab with Porous Medium>Fluid or Porous Medium>Porous Matrix selected in the model tree: