Thermal Desktop entities supported by Thermal Model Exchanger
This page summarizes the Thermal Desktop entities supported by the Thermal Model Exchanger during the export. The following tables list the entities that support the following import types for each entity:
- Complete: The entity is exported to the equivalent entity in Simcenter 3D with the same set of properties and characteristics.
- Partial: The entity is exported to the equivalent entity in Simcenter 3D with a different set of properties and characteristics.
- Conversion: The entity is converted to another entity in Simcenter 3D.
- Not supported: Thermal Model Exchanger does not support the export of this entity.
Meshes
Thermal Model Exchanger only supports the export of 2D meshes. For more information, see exporting meshes.
| Thermal Desktop | Export type | Simcenter 3D |
| 0D meshes | Not supported | - |
| 1D meshes | Not supported | - |
| 2D meshes | Complete | 2D meshes in the 2D Collectors container |
| 3D meshes | Not supported | - |
| 2D primitives | Conversion | 2D meshes |
| 3D primitives | Conversion | 3D meshes |
Thermo-physical properties
Thermal Model Exchanger supports basic and advanced thermo-physical properties. For more information, see exporting thermo-physical properties.
| Thermal Desktop | Export type | Simcenter 3D |
| Isotropic material | Complete | Isotropic material |
| Anisotropic material | Partial | Orthotropic material |
| Element thickness | Conversion | Thin shell physical property |
| Optical properties | Partial | Gray advanced thermo-optical property modeling object |
| Wavelength dependent properties | Partial | Non gray wavelength dependent advanced thermo-optical property modeling object |
Boundary condition
Thermal loads and constraints
Thermal Model Exchanger supports heat load and heat flux types of thermal loads, and temperature constraints. For more information, see exporting heat loads and boundary nodes.
| Thermal Desktop | Export type | Simcenter 3D |
| Heat Load | Partial | Thermal Loads |
| Boundary node | Conversion | Temperature constraint |
Contactors
Thermal Model Exchanger supports several types of contactors, called thermal coupling in Simcenter 3D. For more information, see exporting contactors.
| Thermal Desktop | Export type | Simcenter 3D |
| Absolute - Total conductance | Partial | Total conductance magnitude |
| Per Area or Length with Contact From set to Faces | Partial | Heat transfer coefficient magnitude |
| Per Area or Length with Contact From set to Edges | Partial | Edge contact magnitude |
Radiation
Thermal Model Exchanger only supports the Simcenter 3D Radiation - All Radiation simulation object type. For more information, see exporting radiation.
| Thermal Desktop | Export type | Simcenter 3D |
| Radiation analysis groups and Radiation tasks | Conversion | Radiation - All Radiation |
Orbits and space environment
Thermal Model Exchanger supports several orbit types for all the available planets in Simcenter 3D and Thermal Desktop. For more information, see exporting orbits and space environment.
| Thermal Desktop | Export type | Simcenter 3D |
| External heating environment - Orbit | Partial | Orbital Heating simulation object and Orbit modeling object |
Case sets
Thermal Model Exchanger supports steady-state and transient case sets, called solutions in Simcenter 3D. For more information, see exporting a case set.
| Thermal Desktop | Export type | Simcenter 3D |
| Case set with steady state solution type | Partial | Steady-state solution |
| Case set with transient solution type | Partial | Transient solution |