Loads
The following types of loading are available in Abaqus for CATIA V5 for thermal analysis:
Creating Surface Heat Fluxes: Applies a heat flux to a surface geometry selection.
Creating Body Heat Fluxes: Applies a heat flux to a volume geometry selection.
Creating Point Heat Fluxes: Applies a heat flux to a point geometry selection.
Creating Film Conditions: Applies a heat flux due to convection to a surface geometry selection.
You apply environmental actions, such as loads, 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 are also valid supports. You can either select the support and then set the load specifications or set the load specifications and then select the support. Table 10–2 summarizes the supports to which each type of load can be applied.
