/MAT/LAW18 (THERM)
Block Format Keyword This law describes thermal material.
Format
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) |
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| /MAT/LAW18/mat_ID or /MAT/THERM/mat_ID | |||||||||
| mat_title | |||||||||
| A | B | ||||||||
| fct_IDT | T0 | FscaleT | |||||||
| fct_IDsph | fct_IDas | Fscalesph | FscaleE | FscaleK | |||||
Definitions
| Field | Contents | SI Unit Example |
|---|---|---|
| mat_ID | Material
identifier (Integer, maximum 10 digits) |
|
| mat_title | Material
title (Character, maximum 100 characters) |
|
| Initial
density (Real) |
||
| Reference density used in
E.O.S (equation of state). Default = (Real) |
||
| Specific
heat (Real) |
||
| A | Conductivity coefficient
A (Real) |
|
| B | Conductivity coefficient
B (Real) |
|
| fct_IDT | Function
f(t) identifier for T. 9
(Integer) |
|
| T0 | Initial
temperature Default = 300K (Real) |
|
| FscaleT | Time scale
factor (Real) |
|
| fct_IDsph | Function g(T, E)
identifier for temperature versus energy. 7 (Integer) |
|
| fct_IDas | Function h(k, T)
identifier for conductivity versus
temperature. (Integer) |
|
| Fscalesph | Temperature scale
factor. (Real) |
|
| FscaleE | Energy scale
factor. (Real) |
|
| FscaleK | Conductivity scale
factor. (Real) |
Comments
- This material can be used:
- as purely thermal material (only Line 4 is read)
- as boundaries conditions (temperature or flux) (use Line 5)
- The
(thermal conductivity) is computed
as:
(1) - The α (thermal diffusivity) is computed as:
(2) Where, is the heat capacity at constant pressure.
- The (thermal conductivity) is given by curve .
- The α (thermal diffusivity) is computed with curve fct_IDsph with, .
- Function g(T, E) is similar to
the following curve:

Figure 1. - If
fct_IDsph ≠
0,
(3) Where, is the function of fct_IDsph.
- If
fct_IDsph =
0,
(4) with
- If
fct_IDT ≠
0,
(5) with ; .
- If
fct_IDas ≠ 0,
(6) ;
Where, is the function of fct_IDas.