GapHeatGeneration object

The GapHeatGeneration object specifies heat generation for a contact interaction property.

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Access

import interaction
mdb.models[name].interactionProperties[name].heatGeneration

HeatGeneration(...)

This method creates a GapHeatGeneration object.

Path

mdb.models[name].interactionProperties[name].HeatGeneration

Required arguments

None.

Optional arguments

conversionFraction

A Float specifying the fraction of dissipated energy caused by friction or electric currents that is converted to heat. The default value is 1.0.

secondaryFraction

A Float specifying the fraction of converted heat distributed to the secondary surface. The default value is 0.5.

Return value

A GapHeatGeneration object.

Exceptions

None.

setValues(...)

This method modifies the GapHeatGeneration object.

Required arguments

None.

Optional arguments

The optional arguments to setValues are the same as the arguments to the GapHeatGeneration method.

Return value

None.

Exceptions

None.

Members

The GapHeatGeneration object has the following members:

conversionFraction

A Float specifying the fraction of dissipated energy caused by friction or electric currents that is converted to heat. The default value is 1.0.

secondaryFraction

A Float specifying the fraction of converted heat distributed to the secondary surface. The default value is 0.5.