ThermalAnalysis

class ansys.dyna.core.pre.dynabase.ThermalAnalysis

Bases: BaseObj

Activates thermal analysis and defines associated control parameters.

Overview

Methods

set_timestep	Set time step controls for the thermal solution in a thermal only or coupled structural/thermal analysis.
set_solver	Set options for the thermal solution in a thermal only or coupled structural-thermal analysis.
set_nonlinear	Set parameters for a nonlinear thermal or coupled structural/thermal analysis.
create	Create a thermal analysis.

Attributes

defined_solver
defined_timestep
defined_nonlinear
stub
type

Import detail

from ansys.dyna.core.pre.dynabase import ThermalAnalysis

Attribute detail

ThermalAnalysis.defined_solver = False

ThermalAnalysis.defined_timestep = False

ThermalAnalysis.defined_nonlinear = False

ThermalAnalysis.stub

ThermalAnalysis.type = 'analysis_thermal'

Method detail

ThermalAnalysis.set_timestep(timestep_control=ThermalAnalysisTimestep.FIXED, initial_timestep=0)

Set time step controls for the thermal solution in a thermal only or coupled structural/thermal analysis.

Parameters:

timestep_controlThermalAnalysisTimestep

Time step control.

initial_timestepfloat, optional

Initial thermal time step. The default is 0.

ThermalAnalysis.set_solver(analysis_type=ThermalAnalysisType.STEADY_STATE)

Set options for the thermal solution in a thermal only or coupled structural-thermal analysis.

Parameters:

analysis_typeImplicitAnalysis

Thermal analysis type.

ThermalAnalysis.set_nonlinear(convergence_tol=0.0001, divergence=0.5)

Set parameters for a nonlinear thermal or coupled structural/thermal analysis.

Parameters:

convergence_tolfloat

Convergence tolerance for temperature.

divergencefloat

Divergence control parameter.

ThermalAnalysis.create()

Create a thermal analysis.