6.1 Coupled thermal-electrical-structural analysis

Product: Abaqus/Standard  

Benefits: You can now perform a fully coupled thermal-electrical-structural analysis.

Description: You can now obtain simultaneous solutions for the temperature, electric potential, and stress/displacement fields. Both transient and steady-state analyses are supported; however, in the transient analysis the transient electrical effects are assumed to be very rapid and, consequently, are neglected. This procedure is available only with three-dimensional continuum elements. In addition, the electrical contact capabilities have been enhanced to allow the gap electrical conductance to be a function of surface separation or surface pressure, as illustrated in Figure 6–1.

Figure 6–1 Examples of input data to define the gap electrical conductance as a function of clearance (d) or contact pressure (p).

References:

Abaqus Analysis User's Manual

Abaqus Keywords Reference Manual

Abaqus User Subroutines Reference Manual

Abaqus Verification Manual