Radiation object

The Radiation object specifies radiation for a contact interaction property.

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Access

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

Radiation(...)

This method creates a Radiation object.

Path

mdb.models[name].interactionProperties[name].Radiation

Required arguments

mainEmissivity

A Float specifying the emissivity of the main surface.

secondaryEmissivity

A Float specifying the emissivity of the secondary surface.

table

A sequence of sequences of Floats specifying the following:

  • Effective viewfactor, F.

  • Gap clearance, d.

Optional arguments

None.

Return value

A Radiation object.

Exceptions

None.

setValues(...)

This method modifies the Radiation object.

Required arguments

None.

Optional arguments

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

Return value

None.

Exceptions

None.

Members

The Radiation object has members with the same names and descriptions as the arguments to the Radiation method.