Specified Temperature Model Reference

This model can be used in conjunction with the following models:

Solid Stress: in solid stress simulations, the Solid Stress Solver computes the structure displacements due to the applied temperature loads.
Finite Element Magnetic Vector Potential, Transverse Magnetic Potential: in electromagnetic simulations, you can define the magnetic permeability and electrical conductivity of the solid material as functions of temperature.


Theory	For solid stress, see Thermal Strain.
Provided by	[physics continuum] > Models > Optional Models
Example Node Path	Continua > [Solid Physics Continuum] > Models > Specified Temperature
Requires	Physics Models: One of: Solid Stress, Finite Element Magnetic Vector Potential, Transverse Magnetic Potential
Properties	Continuum Temperature See Specified Temperature Model Properties.
Activates	Material Properties	In solid stress simulations, Simcenter STAR-CCM+ activates thermal properties based on the specified material law. See Material Law Models Reference.
	Region Inputs	`Specified Temperature Option` See Region Settings.

Specified Temperature Model Properties

Continuum Temperature: Allows you to specify the solid temperature. By default, Simcenter STAR-CCM+ applies the specified temperature to all the regions associated with the physics continuum. You can override the continuum value using the Specified Temperature Option for the region. See Region Settings.

Region Settings

Applies to solid regions.

Specified Temperature Option

Allows you to specify the solid temperature at the region level, overriding the temperature that is specified in the Continuum Temperature property of the Specified Temperature physics model.

Method	Corresponding Physics Value Nodes
Continuum For this region, Simcenter STAR-CCM+ uses the temperature that you specify under the [physics continuum] > Models > Specified Temperature node.	None
Specified Allows you to specify a temperature profile for the region. Simcenter STAR-CCM+ ignores any temperature specified under the [physics continuum] > Models > Specified Temperature node.	Specified Temperature Specifies temperature as a scalar profile. You can define the temperature field using temperature data from a different mesh representation (see Applying Existing Temperature Data). If required, you can initialize the mapped temperature field to a specified value using the alternateValue function. For more information, see Alternate Value Function.