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How to do partial-volume heat generation?

    • swu321
      Subscriber

      I want to have part of the structure do a constant value heat generation. This part is inside the structure (shown below).

      Does anyone know how to select this part from the whole structure for heat generation?

       

      I can see that there is a function option for 'Internal Heat Generation', but seems like I cannot manually input any function.

      I feel like the most intuitive way is to define the self-heat region and select it in 'Internal Heat Generation', but I do not know how to do it.

      Selecting the whole structure and use an expression to define the heat-generation part could be another intuitive way, but I do not know how to do it, either. 

      Really need some help????

    • dlooman
      Ansys Employee

      It would be easiest and most accurate if you have geometry corresponding to the heated domain.  Then you could make a named selection for that body and issue the command below in a commands object:

      BFE,named_selection_name,HGEN,,10  ! For a heat generation rate of 10

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