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Thermostat dialog box (Thermal/Flow/SST/ESC/Multiphysics)

Option Description
Name Specify a meaningful name for the modeling object.
Label Specify a unique numeric identifier for the modeling object.
Description Specify a description for the modeling object.
Sensor
Temperature Sensor Specifies how you define the temperature sensor.SelectedLocates the temperature sensor on the selected thermal elements. If the selection contains fluid elements, the software ignores them.To locate the temperature sensor on elements associated to selected geometry, use the Select Object option.To locate the temperature sensor on elements associated to the selected group, select the Group Reference check box.Non-Geometric ElementLocates the temperature sensor on a non-geometric element.Select an existing non-geometric element modeling object from the Non-Geometric Element list, or click Create Modeling Object to create a new non-geometric element.To search and filter objects, see Filter options below.
Group Reference Available when Temperature Sensor is set to Selected.Applies the temperature sensor to the selected group. For more information, see Group Reference options.
Select Object Available when Temperature Sensor is set to Selected.Lets you select an object to locate the temperature sensor.Excluded lets you remove individual entities from your selected object.
Stacked Smart Selector Methods Opens the Smart Selector Methods dialog box where you can specify a progression of smart selection filters.For more information, see Smart Selector Methods dialog box.
Control
Cut-in Temperature Sets the limit cut-in temperature.
Cut-off Temperature Sets the limit cut-off temperature.
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