This page summarizes the Thermal Desktop
entities supported by the Thermal Model Exchanger during the export.
The following tables list the entities that Thermal Model Exchanger (TMX) supports and the following export types for each entity:
- Complete
- TMX exports the Thermal Desktop entity to the equivalent entity in Simcenter 3D with the same set of properties and characteristics.
- Partial
- TMX exports the Thermal Desktop entity to the equivalent entity in Simcenter 3D with a different set of properties and characteristics.
- Conversion
- TMX converts the Thermal Desktop entity to another entity in Simcenter 3D.
- Not supported
- TMX does not support the export of this entity.
Meshes
TMX 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
TMX 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 conditions: Thermal loads and constraints
TMX 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 |
| Heater - Proportional off and a sense temperatures selection |
Partial |
Thermal Loads with a Thermostat |
| Heater - Proportional on and a sense temperatures selection |
Partial |
Thermal Loads with an Active Heater Controller |
| Boundary node |
Conversion |
Temperature constraint |
Boundary conditions: Contactors
TMX 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 |
Boundary conditions: Radiation
TMX 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 |
Boundary conditions: Orbits and space environment
TMX 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
TMX 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 |
