Ansys Learning Forum Forums Discuss Simulation General Mechanical WELDING HEAT INPUT IN JOULES/MILLIMETER IN MECHANICAL APDL Reply To: WELDING HEAT INPUT IN JOULES/MILLIMETER IN MECHANICAL APDL

dlooman
Ansys Employee
If the weld body is modeled you can apply a heat generation rate in which you divide heat load in J/mm by the cross-sectional area of the weld. Heat generation is applied with the BFE command: BFE,,HGEN,,Value.