The Conductive Shell node is the default feature
The Electric Currents in Shells Interface. Its property depends on if the
Shell type in the physics interface is set to
Nonlayered shell or
Layered shell. See the description of
Shell Properties at the beginning of
The Electric Currents in Shells Interface chapter for more information. Generally, the node adds the continuity equation for the electric potential and allows for defining the electric conductivity of the layers. This feature closely relates to
Current Conservation under
The Electric Currents Interface.
When the Shell Type is set to
Layered shell, by default the
Layer Model is set to
General which considers a full equivalent 3D representation of the model. For this case, the
Layer Model section provides an extra option
Highly conductive layer. By selecting the
Highly conductive layer, the feature enforces the potential to be constant through the thickness of the selected layers. For conducting layers where very small electric potential gradients exist in the perpendicular direction, such a setting could increase numerical stability.
This section is present only when the Shell Type is set to
Layered shell. For the material data inputs, you can select to
Use the laminate coordinate system with the following three options:
When the Shell Type on the physics interface is set to
Nonlayered shell, this section will be replaced by a standard
Coordinate System Selection section.