{"id":178866,"date":"2023-08-25T12:15:32","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T12:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/how-can-i-visualize-a-user-defined-thermal-contact-resistance-in-cfd-post\/"},"modified":"2023-08-25T12:15:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T12:15:32","slug":"how-can-i-visualize-a-user-defined-thermal-contact-resistance-in-cfd-post","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/how-can-i-visualize-a-user-defined-thermal-contact-resistance-in-cfd-post\/","title":{"rendered":"How can I visualize a user defined Thermal Contact Resistance in CFD-Post?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is possible with the aid of an additional variable to hold the values of the user defined Thermal Contact Resistance. The details are given in the attached pdf. An example ANSYS CFX case is also available.<\/p>\n<p>Attachments:<br \/>\n1. <a href=https:\/\/ansys13.ansys.com\/KnowledgeArticles\/Phase-3\/2048747\/2048747.pdf>2048747.pdf<\/a><br \/>\n2. <a href= https:\/\/ansys13.ansys.com\/KnowledgeArticles\/Phase-3\/2048747\/2048747.zip>2048747.zip<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-178866","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-4422","topic-tag-bcs-interfaces","topic-tag-cfd-post","topic-tag-cfx","topic-tag-fluid-dynamics","topic-tag-heat-transfer-and-radiation","topic-tag-materials","topic-tag-thermal-contact-resistance"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This is possible with the aid of an additional variable to hold the values of the user defined Thermal Contact Resistance. The details are given in the attached pdf. An example ANSYS CFX case is also available. Attachments: 1. 2048747.pdf 2. 2048747.zip\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/how-can-i-visualize-a-user-defined-thermal-contact-resistance-in-cfd-post\/\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 4.9.10\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ansys Knowledge | Ansys Innovation Space\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How can I visualize a user defined Thermal Contact Resistance in CFD-Post? | Ansys Knowledge\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This is possible with the aid of an additional variable to hold the values of the user defined Thermal Contact Resistance. The details are given in the attached pdf. An example ANSYS CFX case is also available. Attachments: 1. 2048747.pdf 2. 2048747.zip\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/how-can-i-visualize-a-user-defined-thermal-contact-resistance-in-cfd-post\/\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-08-25T12:15:32+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-08-25T12:15:32+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"How can I visualize a user defined Thermal Contact Resistance in CFD-Post? | Ansys Knowledge\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"This is possible with the aid of an additional variable to hold the values of the user defined Thermal Contact Resistance. The details are given in the attached pdf. An example ANSYS CFX case is also available. Attachments: 1. 2048747.pdf 2. 2048747.zip\" \/>\n\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"aioseo-schema\">\n\t\t\t{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/innovationspace.ansys.com\\\/knowledge\\\/forums\\\/topic\\\/how-can-i-visualize-a-user-defined-thermal-contact-resistance-in-cfd-post\\\/#breadcrumblist\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/innovationspace.ansys.com\\\/knowledge#listItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/innovationspace.ansys.com\\\/knowledge\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/innovationspace.ansys.com\\\/knowledge\\\/topics\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Topics\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/innovationspace.ansys.com\\\/knowledge\\\/topics\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Topics\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/innovationspace.ansys.com\\\/knowledge\\\/topics\\\/\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/innovationspace.ansys.com\\\/knowledge\\\/forums\\\/topic-tag\\\/cfd-post\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"cfd-post\"},\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/innovationspace.ansys.com\\\/knowledge#listItem\",\"name\":\"Home\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/innovationspace.ansys.com\\\/knowledge\\\/forums\\\/topic-tag\\\/cfd-post\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"cfd-post\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/innovationspace.ansys.com\\\/knowledge\\\/forums\\\/topic-tag\\\/cfd-post\\\/\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/innovationspace.ansys.com\\\/knowledge\\\/forums\\\/topic\\\/how-can-i-visualize-a-user-defined-thermal-contact-resistance-in-cfd-post\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"How can I visualize a user defined Thermal Contact Resistance in CFD-Post?\"},\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/innovationspace.ansys.com\\\/knowledge\\\/topics\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Topics\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/innovationspace.ansys.com\\\/knowledge\\\/forums\\\/topic\\\/how-can-i-visualize-a-user-defined-thermal-contact-resistance-in-cfd-post\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"How can I visualize a user defined Thermal Contact Resistance in CFD-Post?\",\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/innovationspace.ansys.com\\\/knowledge\\\/forums\\\/topic-tag\\\/cfd-post\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"cfd-post\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/innovationspace.ansys.com\\\/knowledge\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Ansys Knowledge\",\"description\":\"Ansys Innovation Space\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/innovationspace.ansys.com\\\/knowledge\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/innovationspace.ansys.com\\\/knowledge\\\/forums\\\/topic\\\/how-can-i-visualize-a-user-defined-thermal-contact-resistance-in-cfd-post\\\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/innovationspace.ansys.com\\\/knowledge\\\/forums\\\/topic\\\/how-can-i-visualize-a-user-defined-thermal-contact-resistance-in-cfd-post\\\/\",\"name\":\"How can I visualize a user defined Thermal Contact Resistance in CFD-Post? | Ansys Knowledge\",\"description\":\"This is possible with the aid of an additional variable to hold the values of the user defined Thermal Contact Resistance. The details are given in the attached pdf. An example ANSYS CFX case is also available. Attachments: 1. 2048747.pdf 2. 2048747.zip\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/innovationspace.ansys.com\\\/knowledge\\\/#website\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/innovationspace.ansys.com\\\/knowledge\\\/forums\\\/topic\\\/how-can-i-visualize-a-user-defined-thermal-contact-resistance-in-cfd-post\\\/#breadcrumblist\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-08-25T12:15:32+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-25T12:15:32+00:00\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/innovationspace.ansys.com\\\/knowledge\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/innovationspace.ansys.com\\\/knowledge\\\/\",\"name\":\"Ansys Knowledge\",\"description\":\"Ansys Innovation Space\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/innovationspace.ansys.com\\\/knowledge\\\/#organization\"}}]}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO -->\n\n","aioseo_head_json":{"title":"How can I visualize a user defined Thermal Contact Resistance in CFD-Post? | Ansys Knowledge","description":"This is possible with the aid of an additional variable to hold the values of the user defined Thermal Contact Resistance. The details are given in the attached pdf. An example ANSYS CFX case is also available. Attachments: 1. 2048747.pdf 2. 2048747.zip","canonical_url":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/how-can-i-visualize-a-user-defined-thermal-contact-resistance-in-cfd-post\/","robots":"max-image-preview:large","keywords":"","webmasterTools":{"miscellaneous":""},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/how-can-i-visualize-a-user-defined-thermal-contact-resistance-in-cfd-post\/#breadcrumblist","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge#listItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/topics\/#listItem","name":"Topics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/topics\/#listItem","position":2,"name":"Topics","item":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/topics\/","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic-tag\/cfd-post\/#listItem","name":"cfd-post"},"previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge#listItem","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic-tag\/cfd-post\/#listItem","position":3,"name":"cfd-post","item":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic-tag\/cfd-post\/","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/how-can-i-visualize-a-user-defined-thermal-contact-resistance-in-cfd-post\/#listItem","name":"How can I visualize a user defined Thermal Contact Resistance in CFD-Post?"},"previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/topics\/#listItem","name":"Topics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/how-can-i-visualize-a-user-defined-thermal-contact-resistance-in-cfd-post\/#listItem","position":4,"name":"How can I visualize a user defined Thermal Contact Resistance in CFD-Post?","previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic-tag\/cfd-post\/#listItem","name":"cfd-post"}}]},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/#organization","name":"Ansys Knowledge","description":"Ansys Innovation Space","url":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/how-can-i-visualize-a-user-defined-thermal-contact-resistance-in-cfd-post\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/how-can-i-visualize-a-user-defined-thermal-contact-resistance-in-cfd-post\/","name":"How can I visualize a user defined Thermal Contact Resistance in CFD-Post? | Ansys Knowledge","description":"This is possible with the aid of an additional variable to hold the values of the user defined Thermal Contact Resistance. The details are given in the attached pdf. An example ANSYS CFX case is also available. Attachments: 1. 2048747.pdf 2. 2048747.zip","inLanguage":"en-US","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/#website"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/how-can-i-visualize-a-user-defined-thermal-contact-resistance-in-cfd-post\/#breadcrumblist"},"datePublished":"2023-08-25T12:15:32+00:00","dateModified":"2023-08-25T12:15:32+00:00"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/#website","url":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/","name":"Ansys Knowledge","description":"Ansys Innovation Space","inLanguage":"en-US","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/#organization"}}]},"og:locale":"en_US","og:site_name":"Ansys Knowledge | Ansys Innovation Space","og:type":"article","og:title":"How can I visualize a user defined Thermal Contact Resistance in CFD-Post? | Ansys Knowledge","og:description":"This is possible with the aid of an additional variable to hold the values of the user defined Thermal Contact Resistance. The details are given in the attached pdf. An example ANSYS CFX case is also available. Attachments: 1. 2048747.pdf 2. 2048747.zip","og:url":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/how-can-i-visualize-a-user-defined-thermal-contact-resistance-in-cfd-post\/","article:published_time":"2023-08-25T12:15:32+00:00","article:modified_time":"2023-08-25T12:15:32+00:00","twitter:card":"summary_large_image","twitter:title":"How can I visualize a user defined Thermal Contact Resistance in CFD-Post? | Ansys Knowledge","twitter:description":"This is possible with the aid of an additional variable to hold the values of the user defined Thermal Contact Resistance. The details are given in the attached pdf. An example ANSYS CFX case is also available. Attachments: 1. 2048747.pdf 2. 2048747.zip"},"aioseo_meta_data":{"post_id":"178866","title":null,"description":null,"keywords":null,"keyphrases":null,"primary_term":null,"canonical_url":null,"og_title":null,"og_description":null,"og_object_type":"default","og_image_type":"default","og_image_url":null,"og_image_width":null,"og_image_height":null,"og_image_custom_url":null,"og_image_custom_fields":null,"og_video":null,"og_custom_url":null,"og_article_section":null,"og_article_tags":null,"twitter_use_og":false,"twitter_card":"default","twitter_image_type":"default","twitter_image_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_fields":null,"twitter_title":null,"twitter_description":null,"schema":{"blockGraphs":[],"customGraphs":[],"default":{"data":{"Article":[],"Course":[],"Dataset":[],"FAQPage":[],"Movie":[],"Person":[],"Product":[],"ProductReview":[],"Car":[],"Recipe":[],"Service":[],"SoftwareApplication":[],"WebPage":[]},"graphName":"","isEnabled":true},"graphs":[]},"schema_type":"default","schema_type_options":null,"pillar_content":false,"robots_default":true,"robots_noindex":false,"robots_noarchive":false,"robots_nosnippet":false,"robots_nofollow":false,"robots_noimageindex":false,"robots_noodp":false,"robots_notranslate":false,"robots_max_snippet":null,"robots_max_videopreview":null,"robots_max_imagepreview":"large","priority":null,"frequency":null,"local_seo":null,"limit_modified_date":false,"created":"2025-10-18 02:03:57","updated":"2026-07-31 00:17:19","ai":null,"breadcrumb_settings":null,"seo_analyzer_scan_date":null},"aioseo_breadcrumb":"<div class=\"aioseo-breadcrumbs\"><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\" title=\"Home\">Home<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/topics\/\" title=\"Topics\">Topics<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic-tag\/cfd-post\/\" title=\"cfd-post\">cfd-post<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\tHow can I visualize a user defined Thermal Contact Resistance in CFD-Post?\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>","aioseo_breadcrumb_json":[{"label":"Home","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge"},{"label":"Topics","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/topics\/"},{"label":"cfd-post","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic-tag\/cfd-post\/"},{"label":"How can I visualize a user defined Thermal Contact Resistance in CFD-Post?","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/how-can-i-visualize-a-user-defined-thermal-contact-resistance-in-cfd-post\/"}],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_wp_page_template":["default"],"siebel_km_number":["2048747"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["8\/25\/2023 20:20"],"_bbp_forum_id":["27791"],"_bbp_author_ip":["23.56.168.180"],"application_name":["CFX"],"family":["Fluid Dynamics"],"km_published_date":["2017-03-17T00:00:00.000Z"],"product_version":["18"],"_btv_view_count":["2852"]},"test":"solution"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/178866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/178866\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}