You can model heat transfer from one or more points in an assembly due to convection by creating a concentrated film condition interaction. Select InteractionCreate from the main menu bar and select one or more nodes or vertices or a saved set of nodes or vertices. For a brief overview of film conditions, see Understanding interactions, Section 15.3. For a more detailed discussion, see Thermal loads, Section 19.4.4 of the ABAQUS Analysis User's Manual.
To define a concentrated convective interaction:
From the main menu bar, select InteractionCreate.
Tip: You can also create a concentrated convective interaction using the tool in the Interaction module toolbox.
In the Create Interaction dialog box that appears, do the following:
Name the interaction. For more information about naming objects, see Using basic dialog box components, Section 3.2.1.
Select the step. You can define convection from a nodal area only during a heat transfer, coupled temperature-displacement, or coupled thermal-electrical step.
Select the Concentrated film condition type of interaction.
Click Continue to close the Create Interaction dialog box.
Use one of the following methods to select the points:
Use an existing set of nodes or vertices to define the region. On the right side of the prompt area, click Sets. Select an existing set from the Region Selection dialog box that appears, and click Continue.
Note: The default selection method is based on the selection method you most recently employed. To revert to the other method, click Select in Viewport or Sets on the right side of the prompt area.
Use the mouse to select nodes or vertices in the viewport. (For more information, see Selecting objects within the current viewport, Section 6.2.)
If the model contains a combination of orphan mesh instances and native geometric part instances, click one of the following from the prompt area:
Click Geometry if you want to select vertices from native geometry.
Click Mesh if you want to select nodes from an orphan mesh.
In the Edit Interaction dialog box that appears, enter the required data. You must use the Amplitude toolset to create the desired film coefficient and sink amplitudes.
Note: You can display help on a particular editor feature by selecting HelpOn Context from the main menu bar and then clicking the editor feature of interest.
Click OK to create the interaction and to close the editor.