September 5, 2024 at 5:19 pm
Ram Gopisetti
Ansys Employee

Hi , 

Within Explcit dynamics the temperature profiles are reported by expression "TEMPARATUREALL" and the source is due to plastic work converted to heat and may not be with frictional heating. 

You can monitor plastic work and contact force via trackers to investigate further. 

Please use transient structural application to study the heat formation due to contact interaction. 

Cheers, RamÂ