ABAQUS Verification Manual  


1.4.12 Thermal-electrical elements

Product: ABAQUS/Standard  

I. One-dimensional thermal-electrical elements

Problem description

Model:

Length7.0
Area3.0

Material:

Thermal conductivity3.77 × 10–5
Electrical conductivity3.77 × 10–5
Joule heat fraction0.0

Results and discussion

The calculated reactions are in agreement with the applied loads.

Input files

ec12vfdf.inp

DC1D2E: BF, S1, S2, CBF, CS1, CS2.

ec13vfdf.inp

DC1D3E: BF, S1, S2, CBF, CS1, CS2.

II. Planar thermal-electrical elements

Problem description

Model:

Square dimension7 × 7
Thickness1.0

Material:

Thermal conductivity3.77 × 10–5
Joule heat fraction0.0

Results and discussion

The calculated reactions are in agreement with the applied loads.

Input files

DC2D3E element load tests:


ec23vfdf.inp

BF, S1, S2, S3, CBF, CS1, CS2, CS3.

DC2D4E element load tests:


ec24vfdf.inp

BF, S1, S2, S3, S4, CBF, CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4.

DC2D6E element load tests:


ec26vfdf.inp

BF, S1, S2, S3, CBF, CS1, CS2, CS3.

DC2D8E element load tests:


ec28vfdf.inp

BF, S1, S2, S3, S4, CBF, CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4.

III. Axisymmetric thermal-electrical elements

Problem description

Model:

Planar dimensions7 × 7
Inside radius1.0

Material:

Thermal conductivity3.77 × 10–5
Joule heat fraction0.0

Results and discussion

The calculated reactions are in agreement with the applied loads.

Input files

DCAX3E element load tests:


eca3vfdf.inp

BF, S1, S2, S3, CBF, CS1, CS2, CS3.

DCAX4E element load tests:


eca4vfdf.inp

BF, S1, S2, S3, S4, CBF, CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4.

DCAX6E element load tests:


eca6vfdf.inp

BF, S1, S2, S3, CBF, CS1, CS2, CS3.

DCAX8E element load tests:


eca8vfdf.inp

BF, S1, S2, S3, S4, CBF, CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4.

IV. Three-dimensional thermal-electrical elements

Problem description

Model:

Cubic dimensions7 × 7 × 7

Material:

Thermal conductivity3.77 × 10–5
Joule heat fraction0.0

Results and discussion

The calculated reactions are in agreement with the applied loads.

Input files

DC3D4E element load tests:


ec34vfdf.inp

BF, S1, S2, S3, S4, CBF, CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4.

DC3D6E element load tests:


ec36vfdf.inp

BF, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, CBF, CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5.

DC3D8E element load tests:


ec38vfdf.inp

BF, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, CBF, CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6.

DC3D10E element load tests:


ec3avfdf.inp

BF, S1, S2, S3, S4, CBF, CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4.

DC3D15E element load tests:


ec3fvfdf.inp

BF, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, CBF, CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5.

DC3D20E element load tests:


ec3kvfdf.inp

BF, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, CBF, CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6.