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Patran Thermal is a preference selection in Patran for creating a model to be analyzed by Patran Thermal, the Patran thermal analysis module. The thermal model can be created and submitted directly from Patran. Analysis results can then be read into the Patran database for postprocessing with the various Patran tools or for sharing the results with other Patran applications.
When the Patran Thermal preference is set, forms specific to input data required by the Patran Thermal module will appear under Loads/BCs, Element Properties, Materials, and Analysis. The User Preference consists of the following:
• Element properties forms for defining properties of the elements in the model such as material, shell thickness, etc.
• Loads/BCs forms for defining Temperature, Convection, Heat Flux, Volumetric Heat, View factors, Pressure (hydraulic) and Mass Flow boundary conditions.
• Analysis form for defining solution type, parameters and job control.
• Materials form for defining material properties.
• General fields for defining Non-Spatial and Material Property functions.
If Full Run is set, the Apply selection in the Analysis form will create the appropriate interface files and execute the solver. The interface files created include:
• A neutral file
• The analysis control files qin.dat and vf.ctl
• The script input for executing the model patq.inp
• The material properties file mat.dat
• The field definition file micro.dat
Note: | Append files may be included in the same directory as the Patran database which will be automatically added to each job submitted from the Analysis form. The supported append files are: mat.dat.apnd, micro.dat.apnd, template.dat.apnd, and convec.dat.apnd. |
Patran Thermal is designed to support the functionality in P/THERMAL 2.6, including the View factor code, the new coupled thermal/hydraulic networks and creation of a SINDA input deck. Overall, users will find Patran Thermal a much easier to use product without sacrificing the powerful capabilities of P/THERMAL.