GapConductance object

The GapConductance object specifies conductive heat transfer between closely adjacent (or contacting) surfaces.

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Access

import material
mdb.models[name].materials[name].gapConductance
import odbMaterial
session.odbs[name].materials[name].gapConductance

GapConductance(...)

This method creates a GapConductance object.

Path

mdb.models[name].materials[name].GapConductance
session.odbs[name].materials[name].GapConductance

Optional arguments

pressureDependency

A Boolean specifying whether the data depend on pressure. The default value is OFF.

dependencies

An Int specifying the number of field variable dependencies. The default value is 0.

table

A sequence of sequences of Floats specifying the items described below.

Table data

  • Gap Conductance or Cohesive Separation.

  • Gap Clearance, Gap Pressure (if optional parameter pressureDependency is used), or Closure, c (for coupled temperature-displacement gasket elements).

  • Average Temperature if the data depend on temperature.

  • Mass Flow Rate per unit area if the data depend on the average mass flow rate.

  • Value of the first field variable if the data depend on field variables.

  • Value of the second field variable.

  • Etc.

Return value

A GapConductance object.

setValues(...)

This method modifies the GapConductance object.

Optional arguments

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

Members

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