GapRadiation object

The GapRadiation object specifies radiative heat transfer between closely adjacent surfaces.

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Access

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

GapRadiation(...)

This method creates a GapRadiation object.

Path

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

Required arguments

mainSurfaceEmissivity

A Float specifying the Emissivity of main surface. ϵ A

secondarySurfaceEmissivity

A Float specifying the Emissivity of the secondary surface ϵ B .

table

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

Table data

  • Effective view factor.

  • Gap clearance.

  • Repeat this data line as often as necessary to define the dependence of the view factor on gap clearance.

Return value

A Gapradiation object.

Exceptions

None.

setValues(...)

This method modifies the GapRadiation object.

Required arguments

None.

Optional arguments

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

Return value

None.

Exceptions

None.

Members

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