Supported features in Simcenter 3D Thermal/Flow, Space Systems Thermal, and Electronic Systems Cooling solutions

The following tables list the features that are supported in Simcenter 3D Thermal/Flow, Space Systems Thermal (SST), and Electronic Systems Cooling (ESC). The Mapping solution is available for all three solvers. Some features are visible in the user interface (UI), but are not supported by a solution. If you create these features, they are not written to the scratch XML file. These unsupported but visible features are marked with an NA in the tables. The abbreviations Adv. and Axi. are used for Advanced and Axisymmetric, respectively.

Supported FEM commands

Solver type	Thermal/Flow	SST	ESC
Solution type	Thermal	Adv. Thermal	Flow	Adv. Flow	Thermal-Flow	Adv. Thermal-Flow	Complete	Axi. Thermal	Adv. Axi. Thermal	Mapping	Axi. Mapping	SST	ESC	Adv. ESC
3D Hybrid MeshNOTE	X	X	X	X	X	X	X			X		X	X	X
Auto Refinement ConstraintNOTE	X	X	X	X	X	X	X			X		X	X	X
Boundary Layer mesh controlNOTE	X	X	X	X	X	X	X			X		X	X	X
Contact Prevention ConstraintNOTE	X	X	X	X	X	X	X			X		X	X	X
Local Resolution ConstraintNOTE	X	X	X	X	X	X	X			X		X	X	X
Primitive												X
Surface Wrap RecipeNOTE	X	X	X	X	X	X	X			X		X	X	X

Supported mesh collectors

Solver type	Thermal and Flow	SST	ESC
Solution type	Thermal	Adv. Thermal	Flow	Adv. Flow	Thermal-Flow	Adv. Thermal-Flow	Complete	Axi. Thermal	Adv. Axi. Thermal	Mapping	Axi. Mapping	SST	ESC	Adv. ESC
Concentrated Mass	X	X			X	X	X			X		X	X	X
Beam	X	X			X	X	X			X		X	X	X
Duct	NA	X	NA	X	NA	X	X			X		X	NA	X
Shell	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Solid	X	X	X	X	X	X	X			X		X	X	X

Supported physical property tables

Solver type	Thermal and Flow	SST	ESC
Solution type	Thermal	Adv. Thermal	Flow	Adv. Flow	Thermal-Flow	Adv. Thermal-Flow	Complete	Axi. Thermal	Adv. Axi. Thermal	Mapping	Axi. Mapping	SST	ESC	Adv. ESC
Concentrated Mass	X	X			X	X	X					X	X	X
Beam	X	X			X	X	X					X	X	X
Duct	NA	X	NA	X	NA	X	X			X		X	NA	X
Thin Shell	X	X	X	X	X	X	X					X	X	X
Multi-Layer Shell Uniform	X	X			X	X	X					X	X	X
Multi-Layer Shell Non-Uniform	X	X			X	X	X					X	X	X
PCB Stack					X	X	X					X	X	X

Supported modeling objects

Solver type	Thermal and Flow	SST	ESC
Solution type	Thermal	Adv. Thermal	Flow	Adv. Flow	Thermal-Flow	Adv. Thermal-Flow	Complete	Axi. Thermal	Adv. Axi. Thermal	Mapping	Axi. Mapping	SST	ESC	Adv. ESC
Ablation-Charring	NA	X			NA	X	X	NA	X			X	NA	X
Active Heater Controller	NA	X			NA	X	X	NA	X			X	X	X
Convection Properties			X	X	X	X	X						X	X
Duct Convection Correction	NA	X	NA	X	NA	X	X					X	NA	X
Duct Head Loss	NA	X	NA	X	NA	X	X					X	NA	X
External Conditions			X	X	X	X	X						X	X
Fan Speed Controller			NA	X	NA	X	X						X	X
Flow Convergence - Absolute Pressure			X	X	X	X	X						X	X
Flow Convergence - Absolute Temperature			X	X	X	X	X						X	X
Flow Convergence - Enthalpy			X	X	X	X	X						X	X
Flow Convergence - U Velocity			X	X	X	X	X						X	X
Flow Convergence - Velocity Magnitude			X	X	X	X	X						X	X
Flow Convergence - Viscosity			X	X	X	X	X						X	X
Flow Convergence - V Velocity			X	X	X	X	X						X	X
Flow Convergence - W Velocity			X	X	X	X	X						X	X
Homogeneous Gas Mixture			NA	X	NA	X	X						NA	X
Immiscible Fluid Mixture			NA	X	NA	X	X						NA	X
Joint	NA	X			NA	X	X					X	NA	X
Joint – Orbital Tracker					NA	NA	X					X
Layer	X	X			X	X	X					X	X	X
Monte Carlo Settings	NA	X			NA	X	X	NA	X			X	NA	X
Non-Geometric Element	X	X			X	X	X	X	X			X	X	X
Non-Newtonian Fluid			NA	X	NA	X	X						NA	X
Orbit					NA	NA	X					X
Planar Head Loss			X	X	X	X	X						X	X
PCB LayerNOTE					X	X	X					X	X	X
PCB ViaNOTE					X	X	X					X	X	X
Target Temperature	X	X			X	X	X	X	X			X	X	X
Target Temperature Change	X	X			X	X	X	X	X			X	X	X
Thermo-Optical Properties	X	X			X	X	X	X	X			X	X	X
Thermo-Optical Properties — Advanced	NA	X			NA	X	X	NA	X			X	NA	X
Thermo-Optical Properties — State	NA	X			NA	X	X	NA	X			X
Thermostat	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X			X	X	X
Tracer Fluid			NA	X	NA	X	X						NA	X
Turbulent Characteristics			X	X	X	X	X					X	X	X

Supported simulation objects

Solver type	Thermal and Flow	SST	ESC
Solution type	Thermal	Adv. Thermal	Flow	Adv. Flow	Thermal-Flow	Adv. Thermal-Flow	Complete	Axi. Thermal	Adv. Axi. Thermal	Mapping	Axi. Mapping	SST	ESC	Adv. ESC
Advanced Controls	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X			X	X	X
Deactivation Set	X		X	X	X			X
Deactivation Set Advanced		X				X	X		X			X	X	X
Disjoint Fluid Mesh Pairing				X		X	X							X
Duct Flow Boundary Conditions		X		XNOTE		X	X					XNOTE		XNOTE
Flow Blockage			X	X	X	X	X						X	X
Flow Boundary Condition			XNOTE	X	XNOTE	X	X						X	X
Flow Convergence			X	X	X	X	X						X	X
Flow Surface			X	X	X	X	X						X	X
Fluid DomainNOTE			X	X	X	X	X						X	X
Free Molecular Heating							X					X
Immersed Ducts		X				X	X					X		X
Interface Resistance	X	X			X	X	X	X NOTE	X NOTE			X	X	X
Joule Heating		X				X	X					X	X	X
Merge Set							X					X
Mixing Plane				X		X	X							X
Moving Frame of Reference				X		X	X							X
Orbital Heating							X					X
Override Set – Thermal Properties	X NOTE	X			X NOTE	X	X					X	X NOTE	X
PCB Component							X					X	X	X
Particle Injection				X		X	X							X
Peltier Cooler		X				X	X					X	X	X
Periodic Boundary Condition				X		X	X							X
Printed Circuit Board							X					X	X	X
Protective Layers		X				X	X					X
Radiation	X	X			X	X	X	X	X			X	X	X
Radiative Element Subdivision		X				X	X					X		X
Radiative Heating		X				X	X		X			X		X
Report	XNOTE	XNOTE	XNOTE	XNOTE	X	X	X	XNOTE	XNOTE			XNOTE	XNOTE	X
Screen			X	X	X	X	X						X	X
Selective Results			X	X	X	X	X						X	X
Solar Heating		X				X								X
Solar Heating Space							X					X
Solid Motion Effects		X				X	X					X		X
Supersonic Inlet				X		X	X							X
Surface-to-Surface Contact	X	X			X	X	X					X	X	X
Symmetry Plane			X	X	X	X	X						X	X
Thermal Coupling	X	X			X	X	X	X	X			X	X	X
Thermal Coupling – Advanced		X				X	X		X			X		X
Thermal Coupling – Convection		X		X		X	X					X		X
Thermal Coupling – Radiation	X	X			X	X	X	X	X			X	X	X
Thermal Rotational Periodicity		X				X	X					X		X
Thermal Streams Junction		X				X	X							X

Supported loads

Solver type	Thermal and Flow	SST	ESC
Solution type	Thermal	Adv. Thermal	Flow	Adv. Flow	Thermal-Flow	Adv. Thermal-Flow	Complete	Axi. Thermal	Adv. Axi. Thermal	Mapping	Axi. Mapping	SST	ESC	Adv. ESC
Rotation		X				X	X							X
Thermal Convecting Zone		X				X	X							X
Thermal Loads	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X			X	X	X
Thermal Stream		X				X	X							X
Thermal Void		X				X	X							X

Supported constraints

Solver type	Thermal and Flow	SST	ESC
Solution type	Thermal	Adv. Thermal	Flow	Adv. Flow	Thermal-Flow	Adv. Thermal-Flow	Complete	Axi. Thermal	Adv. Axi. Thermal	Mapping	Axi. Mapping	SST	ESC	Adv. ESC
Axisymmetry Target Zone										X
Convection to Environment	X	X			X	X	X	X	X			X	X	X
Film Cooling		X				X	X							X
Flow Target Zone										X
Initial Conditions	XNOTE	XNOTE	XNOTE	X	XNOTE	X	X	XNOTE	XNOTE			XNOTE	XNOTE	X
Mapping	XNOTE	XNOTE	XNOTE	XNOTE	X	X	X	XNOTE	XNOTE			XNOTE	X	X
Mapping Target Set										X	X
Simple Radiation to Environment	X	X			X	X	X	X	X			X	X	X
Rotational Periodicity Target Zone										X
Temperature	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X			X	X	X
Thermal Target Zone										X	X
Transverse Gradient Target Zone										X

Supported solution attributes and parameters

Solver type	Thermal and Flow	SST	ESC
Solution type	Thermal	Adv. Thermal	Flow	Adv. Flow	Thermal-Flow	Adv. Thermal-Flow	Complete	Axi. Thermal	Adv. Axi. Thermal	Mapping	Axi. Mapping	SST	ESC	Adv. ESC
Advanced Parameter Catalog	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X			X	X	X
Buoyancy			X	X	X	X	X						X	X
Component Catalog							X						X	X
Condensation/Evaporation				X		X	X							X
Correction Catalog	NA	X	NA	X	NA	X	X					X	X	X
Fan Catalog													X	X
Fan Curves			X	X	X	X	X						X	X
Humidity				X		X	X							X
Multithreading		X				X	X					X	X	X
Parallel ProcessingNOTE		XNOTE		XNOTE		XNOTE	XNOTE		XNOTE			XNOTE	XNOTE	XNOTE
Thermal Phase Change	X	X			X	X	X	X	X			X	X	X
Turbulence Model			XNOTE	X	XNOTE	X	X						XNOTE	X
Plugin functions in expressions		X				X	X					X
User-written subroutines		X				X	X					X	X	X
Flow API				X		X	X						X	X

Supported simulation file types for import

Solver type	Thermal and Flow	SST	ESC
Solution type	Thermal	Adv. Thermal	Flow	Adv. Flow	Thermal-Flow	Adv. Thermal-Flow	Complete	Axi. Thermal	Adv. Axi. Thermal	Mapping	Axi. Mapping	SST	ESC	Adv. ESC
CGNSNOTE			X	X	X	X	X						X	X
I-DEAS Universal	X	X	X	X	X	X	X					X	X	X
PLOT3D			X	X	X	X	X						X	X
Radiation Model Primitives												X
Simcenter 3D Thermal/Flow Solver Input	X	X	X	X	X	X	X					X	X	X
Solution Error/Warning Groups	X	X	X	X	X	X	X					X	X	X
TMG/ESC Scratch File	X	X	X	X	X	X	X					X	X	X
TMG INPF	X	X	X	X	X	X	X					X	X	X

Supported simulation file types for export

Solver type	Thermal and Flow	SST	ESC
Solution type	Thermal	Adv. Thermal	Flow	Adv. Flow	Thermal-Flow	Adv. Thermal-Flow	Complete	Axi. Thermal	Adv. Axi. Thermal	Mapping	Axi. Mapping	SST	ESC	Adv. ESC
CGNSNOTE			X	X	X	X	X						X	X
ESATAN												X
Mapping Constraint File	X	X	X	X	X	X	X					X	X	X
Radiation Model Primitives												X
SINDA-85												X
TMG INPF	X	X	X	X	X	X	X					X	X	X

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Supported features in Simcenter 3D Thermal/Flow, Space Systems Thermal, and Electronic Systems Cooling solutions, Simcenter 3D 2021.1 Series

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Requires a license of Advanced Fluid Modeling.

Requires a license of Advanced Fluid Modeling.

Requires a license of Advanced Fluid Modeling.

Requires a license of Advanced Fluid Modeling.

Requires a license of Advanced Fluid Modeling.

Requires a license of Advanced Fluid Modeling.

Only accessible from the

PCB Stack

physical property table.

Only accessible from the

PCB Stack

physical property table.

The

One-Sided Total Temperature Effects

and

Two-Sided Total Temperature Effects

type of

Duct Flow Boundary Condition

simulation object are only supported for thermal solutions.

The

One-Sided Total Temperature Effects

and

Two-Sided Total Temperature Effects

type of

Duct Flow Boundary Condition

simulation object are only supported in the Thermal/Flow solver environment.

The

One-Sided Total Temperature Effects

and

Two-Sided Total Temperature Effects

type of

Duct Flow Boundary Condition

simulation object are only supported in the Thermal/Flow solver environment.

The

Bursting Membrane

and

Flap

types of

Flow Boundary Condition

simulation object is visible in the UI, but is not supported in

Flow

and

Thermal-Flow

solution types.

The

Bursting Membrane

and

Flap

types of

Flow Boundary Condition

simulation object is visible in the UI, but is not supported in

Flow

and

Thermal-Flow

solution types.

Requires a license of Advanced Fluid Modeling.

Only the

Surface Interface

type of

Interface Resistance

simulation object is supported in the

Axisymmetric Thermal

and

Advanced Axisymmetric Thermal

solution types.

Only the

Surface Interface

type of

Interface Resistance

simulation object is supported in the

Axisymmetric Thermal

and

Advanced Axisymmetric Thermal

solution types.

The

Solar Absorptivity

type of

Override Set – Thermal Properties

simulation object is visible in the UI, but is not supported in

Thermal

,

Thermal-Flow

, and

Electronic Systems Cooling

solution types.

The

Solar Absorptivity

type of

Override Set – Thermal Properties

simulation object is visible in the UI, but is not supported in

Thermal

,

Thermal-Flow

, and

Electronic Systems Cooling

solution types.

The

Solar Absorptivity

type of

Override Set – Thermal Properties

simulation object is visible in the UI, but is not supported in

Thermal

,

Thermal-Flow

, and

Electronic Systems Cooling

solution types.

The

Lift and Drag

type of

Report

simulation object is not supported in

Thermal

,

Advanced Thermal

,

Axisymmetric Thermal

,

Advanced Axisymmetric Thermal

, and

Electronic Systems Cooling

solution types.

The

Lift and Drag

type of

Report

simulation object is not supported in

Thermal

,

Advanced Thermal

,

Axisymmetric Thermal

,

Advanced Axisymmetric Thermal

, and

Electronic Systems Cooling

solution types.

The

Per Element

and

Heat Maps

types of

Report

simulation objects are not supported in

Flow

and

Advanced Flow

solution types.

The

Per Element

and

Heat Maps

types of

Report

simulation objects are not supported in

Flow

and

Advanced Flow

solution types.

The

Lift and Drag

type of

Report

simulation object is not supported in

Thermal

,

Advanced Thermal

,

Axisymmetric Thermal

,

Advanced Axisymmetric Thermal

, and

Electronic Systems Cooling

solution types.

The

Lift and Drag

type of

Report

simulation object is not supported in

Thermal

,

Advanced Thermal

,

Axisymmetric Thermal

,

Advanced Axisymmetric Thermal

, and

Electronic Systems Cooling

solution types.

The

Space Systems Thermal

solution type only supports

Per Region

,

Track During Solve

, and

Heat Maps

types of

Report

simulation objects.

The

Lift and Drag

type of

Report

simulation object is not supported in

Thermal

,

Advanced Thermal

,

Axisymmetric Thermal

,

Advanced Axisymmetric Thermal

, and

Electronic Systems Cooling

solution types.

Only the

Initial Temperature

type of

Initial Condition

constraint is supported in

Thermal

,

Advanced Thermal

,

Axisymmetric Thermal

,

Advanced Axisymmetric Thermal

, and

Space Systems Thermal

solution types.

Only the

Initial Temperature

type of

Initial Condition

constraint is supported in

Thermal

,

Advanced Thermal

,

Axisymmetric Thermal

,

Advanced Axisymmetric Thermal

, and

Space Systems Thermal

solution types.

Initial Humidity

,

Initial Tracer Fluid

,

Initial Mixture

, and

Initial Water Content

types of

Initial Condition

constraints are visible in the UI, but are not supported in

Flow

,

Thermal-Flow

, and

Electronic Systems Cooling

solution types.

Initial Humidity

,

Initial Tracer Fluid

,

Initial Mixture

, and

Initial Water Content

types of

Initial Condition

constraints are visible in the UI, but are not supported in

Flow

,

Thermal-Flow

, and

Electronic Systems Cooling

solution types.

Only the

Initial Temperature

type of

Initial Condition

constraint is supported in

Thermal

,

Advanced Thermal

,

Axisymmetric Thermal

,

Advanced Axisymmetric Thermal

, and

Space Systems Thermal

solution types.

Only the

Initial Temperature

type of

Initial Condition

constraint is supported in

Thermal

,

Advanced Thermal

,

Axisymmetric Thermal

,

Advanced Axisymmetric Thermal

, and

Space Systems Thermal

solution types.

Only the

Initial Temperature

type of

Initial Condition

constraint is supported in

Thermal

,

Advanced Thermal

,

Axisymmetric Thermal

,

Advanced Axisymmetric Thermal

, and

Space Systems Thermal

solution types.

Initial Humidity

,

Initial Tracer Fluid

,

Initial Mixture

, and

Initial Water Content

types of

Initial Condition

constraints are visible in the UI, but are not supported in

Flow

,

Thermal-Flow

, and

Electronic Systems Cooling

solution types.

The

Flow Association Zone

type of

Mapping

constraint is not supported in

Thermal

,

Advanced Thermal

, and

Space Systems Thermal

solution types.

The

Flow Association Zone

type of

Mapping

constraint is not supported in

Thermal

,

Advanced Thermal

, and

Space Systems Thermal

solution types.

Only the

Flow Association Zone

type of

Mapping

constraint is supported in

Flow

and

Advanced Flow

solution types.

Only the

Flow Association Zone

type of

Mapping

constraint is supported in

Flow

and

Advanced Flow

solution types.

Only

Thermal Association Zone

and

Exclude Elements

types of

Mapping

constraints are supported in

Axisymmetric Thermal

and

Advanced Axisymmetric Thermal

solution types.

Only

Thermal Association Zone

and

Exclude Elements

types of

Mapping

constraints are supported in

Axisymmetric Thermal

and

Advanced Axisymmetric Thermal

solution types.

The

Flow Association Zone

type of

Mapping

constraint is not supported in

Thermal

,

Advanced Thermal

, and

Space Systems Thermal

solution types.

If you have the Simcenter 3D Thermal/Flow DMP license, any software limitations on the number of solver processes per run for parallel processing is removed and you can perform an analysis in parallel with all solutions except

Mapping

.

Without the Simcenter 3D Thermal/Flow DMP license, you can only perform an analysis in parallel on a single workstation with access for up to 8 processes per run.

Without the Simcenter 3D Thermal/Flow DMP license, you can only perform an analysis in parallel on a single workstation with access for up to 8 processes per run.

Without the Simcenter 3D Thermal/Flow DMP license, you can only perform an analysis in parallel on a single workstation with access for up to 8 processes per run.

Without the Simcenter 3D Thermal/Flow DMP license, you can only perform an analysis in parallel on a single workstation with access for up to 8 processes per run.

Without the Simcenter 3D Thermal/Flow DMP license, you can only perform an analysis in parallel on a single workstation with access for up to 8 processes per run.

Without the Simcenter 3D Thermal/Flow DMP license, you can only perform an analysis in parallel on a single workstation with access for up to 8 processes per run.

Without the Simcenter 3D Thermal/Flow DMP license, you can only perform an analysis in parallel on a single workstation with access for up to 8 processes per run.

Without the Simcenter 3D Thermal/Flow DMP license, you can only perform an analysis in parallel on a single workstation with access for up to 8 processes per run.

SST – Shear Stress Transport

,

K-Omega

, and

LES – Large Eddy Simulation

turbulence models are only supported for advanced licenses.

SST – Shear Stress Transport

,

K-Omega

, and

LES – Large Eddy Simulation

turbulence models are only supported for advanced licenses.

SST – Shear Stress Transport

,

K-Omega

, and

LES – Large Eddy Simulation

turbulence models are only supported for advanced licenses.

Requires a license of Advanced Fluid Modeling.

Requires a license of Advanced Fluid Modeling.

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