Beam

Use the Beam physical property table to define a non-structural mass for 0D axisymmetric or 1D beam elements in your model. This physical property table is available in Simcenter 3D Thermal/Flow, Simcenter 3D Electronic Systems Cooling, and Simcenter 3D Space Systems Thermal.

You can use the non-structural mass to model additional mass for thermal capacitance calculations. For example, a long beam-like member may have regularly spaced protrusions which add thermal capacitance but are otherwise irrelevant to the model.

Note:

The solver uses thermal capacitance only for transient analysis.

Where do I find it?

Application	Pre/Post
Command Finder	Physical Properties
Menu	Insert → Physical Properties
Location in dialog box	Type → Beam → Create

How do I

Define physical properties

Assign an existing physical property table to a mesh collector or element-associated data

Manage physical property tables

Override a physical property table definition

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