How to parameterize thermal conductivity of a material

- December 17, 2018 at 3:35 pm
  
  rwath
  Subscriber
  
  Hi all,
  
  I'm bit new to Ansys and wondering how to parameterize thermal conductivity of a material.
  
  In our simplified model there are two objects in contact, say A (top object) and B (bottom bottom). All faces of the objects except contact faces and bottom surface of object A are exposed to stagnant air.
  
  Material properties of object B remain same. A constant temperature is given to the bottom surface of the material A. A transient Ansys thermal model was already created for this.
  
  In this instance, our idea is to vary the thermal conductivity of Object A and monitor the temperature of the top surface of object B. Based on this simulation we are expected to find a range of thermal conductivities that could justify materials for physical prototyping.
  
  Any line of advice is highly appreciate.
- December 17, 2018 at 5:03 pm
  
  Karthik Remella
  Administrator
  
  Hello,
  
  You should be able to parameterize thermal conductivity from Engineering Data. Please see the screenshot below. You should be able to use the check-box at the bottom.
  
  You should be able to go into 'Parameter set' and add additional Design Points to conduct your DP analysis.
  
  I hope this helps.
  
  Best Regards,
  
  Karthik
- December 20, 2018 at 1:16 pm
  
  rwath
  Subscriber
  
  Many thanks Karthik. It worked.
- December 21, 2018 at 9:12 am
  
  DrAmine
  Ansys Employee
  
  Please mark the answer of Karthik as solution so that other students might profit from it.