Structural & Thermal

Structural & Thermal

How can I setup a time-dependent value for thermal contact conductance (TCC)?

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      Yes, a tabular load can be used for TCC(real constant 14) with TIME as the primary variable in the table (See *DIM command). The same method can be used in Workbench using the Commands Object for the specific contact using the contact id, cid.
      ! define the table to hold the time-dependent TCC
      *DIM,tdtcc,table,5,,,TIME
      ! enter the time values into column zero
      tdtcc(1,0) = 0, 10, 15, 25, 30
      ! enter the TCC values into column one
      tdtcc(1,1) = 100, 90, 70, 40, 50
      ! set the TCC real constant to the tabular values
      rmodif,cid,14,%tdtcc%
      ! the TCC will be linearly interpolated as needed