SimcenterKnowledge

Physical properties and element attributes > Defining physical properties

Duct

Use the Duct physical property table to define the thickness, t, of the 1D axisymmetric duct elements when you model annular flow.

This physical property table is available in Simcenter 3D Thermal/Flow, Simcenter 3D Electronic Systems Cooling, and Simcenter 3D Space Systems Thermal.

Where do I find it?

Application Pre/Post
Command Finder Physical Properties
Menu InsertPhysical Properties
Location in dialog box TypeDuctCreate
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

Learn more

Defining physical properties

Defining PSHELL structural damping (Nastran)

Defining PBUSH structural damping (Nastran)

Torsional mass moments of inertia for CROD and CBAR elements (Nastran)

Concentrated Mass

Beam

Thin Shell

Multi-Layer Shell

PCB Stack

Axisymmetric thermal modeling in non-axisymmetric solutions

Quick links

Command reference

Pre/Post video examples

Bulk Entry Descriptions

Simcenter 3D tutorials

Browse Simcenter 3D help by product area

Simcenter 3D Thermal/Flow, Electronic Systems Cooling, and Space Systems Thermal boundary conditions

Thermal/Flow, Electronic Systems Cooling, and Space Systems Thermal

Duct, Simcenter 3D 2021.1 Series

© 2020 Siemens

window.mainLanguage="en_US"

window.delivId=""

window.projectId=""

MathJax.Hub.Config({ TeX: { extensions: ["autoload-all.js"] }, tex2jax: { displayMath: [ ] }, "SVG": { scale: 125 } });

Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/289054037/PL20200601120302950.advanced/id1411024 · retrieved 2026-07-17