Reply To: WELDING HEAT INPUT IN JOULES/MILLIMETER IN MECHANICAL APDL

[Vigneswaran Sridharan]

Hi,
I can suggest few reference documents to perform steady-state thermal analysis. These should be helpful for someone new to MAPDL.
APDL scripting:
2.5. Applying Loads and Obtaining the Solution (ansys.com)
GUI method:
2.8. Performing a Steady-State Thermal Analysis (GUI Method) (ansys.com)
Also, I need to add something about the '/UNITS,' command.
It allows the user to set a marker in the database indicating the system of units used. The setting may be reviewed with the/STATUScommand at the Begin level. The units label and conversion factors on this command are for user convenience only and have no effect on the analysis or the data. That is,/UNITSwill notconvert database items from one system to another (for example, from U. S. Customary to SI, etc.). The units setting will be written to the file of IGES data [IGESOUTorCDWRITE], which can then be read by many programs that read IGES files. The user must still use consistent units for the results to be valid.
Vigneswaran