Products: Abaqus/CFD Abaqus/CAE
| FC3D4 | 4-node tetrahedron |
| FC3D6 | 6-node prism |
| FC3D8 | 8-node brick |
The active degrees of freedom depend on the analysis procedure and options, such as the energy equation and turbulence model, described in “Incompressible fluid dynamic analysis,” Section 6.6.2.
| Input File Usage: | You can generate the input file using Abaqus/CAE. |
| Abaqus/CAE Usage: | Property module: Create Section: select Fluid as the section |
Distributed loads are available for all fluid element types. They are specified as described in “Distributed loads,” Section 30.4.3.
Load ID (*DLOAD): BX
Abaqus/CAE Load/Interaction: Body force
Units: FL–3
Description: Body force in global X-direction.
Load ID (*DLOAD): BY
Abaqus/CAE Load/Interaction: Body force
Units: FL–3
Description: Body force in global Y-direction.
Load ID (*DLOAD): BZ
Abaqus/CAE Load/Interaction: Body force
Units: FL–3
Description: Body force in global Z-direction.
Load ID (*DLOAD): GRAV
Abaqus/CAE Load/Interaction: Gravity
Units: LT–2
Description: Gravity loading in a specified direction (magnitude is input as acceleration).
Distributed heat fluxes are available when the temperature equation is activated on the analysis procedure. They are specified as described in “Thermal loads,” Section 30.4.4.
Load ID (*DFLUX): BF
Abaqus/CAE Load/Interaction: Body heat flux
Units: JL–3T–1
Description: Heat body flux per unit volume.
Surface-based heat fluxes are available for all elements when the temperature equation is activated on the analysis procedure. They are specified as described in “Thermal loads,” Section 30.4.4.
Load ID (*DSFLUX): S
Abaqus/CAE Load/Interaction: Surface heat flux
Units: JL–2T–1
Description: Heat surface flux per unit area into the element surface.
