Reply To: MAPDL convection load with variable film coefficient and bulk temperature

[dlooman]

It's definitely tricky to do.  It's helpful to cut and paste (or /input) your table array into the input window in the APDL gui and then examine it with Parameters (top toolbar): Array Parameters> Define/Edit...

Here's input for a 4d array that worked.

*dim,hc_vals,tab4,2,2,2,2,x,y,z,time

*taxis,hc_vals(1),1,0,1

*taxis,hc_vals(1),2,0,1

*taxis,hc_vals(1),3,0,1

*taxis,hc_vals(1),4,0,1

 

! Time 0 values

hc_vals(1,1,1,1)=1,2

hc_vals(1,2,1,1)=3,4

 

hc_vals(1,1,2,1)=5,6

hc_vals(1,2,2,1)=7,8

 

! Time 1 values

hc_vals(1,1,1,2)=11,21

hc_vals(1,2,1,2)=31,41

 

hc_vals(1,1,2,2)=51,61

hc_vals(1,2,2,2)=71,81

 

*dim,tb_vals,tab4,2,2,2,2,x,y,z,time

*taxis,tb_vals(1),1,0,1

*taxis,tb_vals(1),2,0,1

*taxis,tb_vals(1),3,0,1

*taxis,tb_vals(1),4,0,1

 

! Time 0 values

tb_vals(1,1,1,1)=10,200

tb_vals(1,2,1,1)=30,400

 

tb_vals(1,1,2,1)=50,60

tb_vals(1,2,2,1)=70,80

 

! Time 1 values

tb_vals(1,1,1,2)=110,210

tb_vals(1,2,1,2)=310,410

 

tb_vals(1,1,2,2)=510,610

tb_vals(1,2,2,2)=710,810

 

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sf,all,conv,%hc_vals%,%tb_vals%

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