Reply To: Transient Heat Simulation Using FDTD Pabs as Import Heat Source

[kghaffari]

Hi Thanks for reaching out. Great question. For transient HEAT simulation it is also possible to apply the transient change to the imported HEAT source. For this you would need to use the settings available in the transient tab of the HEAT solver. The shutter function (e.g. pulse on) will be applied to the heat source imported from the FDTD simulation. This should allow you to model the transient thermal effects of a pulse incident light. In addition to the shutter settings, you would need to adjust the min, max time step settings such that the rise of temperature as a function time can be seen in the results. You can start with a step function to find the best settings easier, and then switch to pulse.
Let us know if you have any questions as you make progress.
Best regards