Thermal fluid flow element (Simcenter Samcef)

Use this linear element to model 1-D heat transfer through a pipe (duct) element. The heat transfer includes the effects of conduction, capacity, and a transport term.

Physical properties

Property	Description	Simcenter Samcef commands and parameters
Fluid Material	Element's material. You can only select a Fluid material.	.AEL MAT
Area	Cross-sectional surface of the fluid.	.PHP SEC
Perimeter	Wetted perimeter.	.PHP PRM
Activate Capacity Term	Select this check box on the Fluid Flow dialog box (Simcenter Samcef Thermal) to activate the capacity term.Note: If you clear this check box, the capacity term of the element formulation is discarded and the element uses a more classic advection-conduction formulation. In this case, you can add capacity through the Nodal Capacity element.	.AEL THB

Mesh associated properties and element attributes

Property	Description	Simcenter Samcef commands and parameters
User Element Attributes (AEL card)		.AEL

For more information, see the thermal fluid flow element in the Simcenter Samcef solver documentation.

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