Boundary Conditions
Boundary conditions are used to prescribe values of basic solution variables. In the case of heat transfer analysis temperature is the basic solution variable. The Thermal Analysis workbench supports the definition of temperature boundary conditions.
Creating Temperature Boundary Conditions: Defines the time history of temperature degrees of freedom on a geometry selection.
Creating Submodel Boundary Conditions: Drives the boundaries of the submodel with time-dependent variables that were saved during the analysis of the global model.
You apply environmental actions, such as boundary conditions, to supports (geometrical features) on your model. The supports that are available include points/vertices, curves/edges, surfaces/faces, or volumes/parts. In addition, point, line, or surface groups that were created from a mesh part are also valid supports. You can either select the support and then set the boundary condition specifications or set the boundary condition specifications and then select the support. Table 10–1 summarizes the supports to which each type of boundary condition can be applied.
