Values

This section lists all the boundary values that are available for energy models in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ and it provides a detailed reference for the methods of setting them.

• Ambient temperature
• External emissivity
• External reflectivity
• Heat flux
• Heat transfer coefficient
• Static temperature
• Thermal resistance
• Total temperature
• User wall heat flux coefficient, A
• User wall heat flux coefficient, B
• User wall heat flux coefficient, C
• User wall heat flux coefficient, D

It also lists region values:

• Anisotropic thermal conductivity
• Volumetric heat source
• Heat source
• Specific heat source
• Energy source pressure derivative
• Energy source temperature derivative
• Energy source velocity derivative
• Solid density
• Solid specific heat
• Solid thermal conductivity
• Convective Velocity

Boundary values are selected according to the boundary type, or by methods that are selected in corresponding nodes in the boundary conditions node. The boundary types that are available are listed in the Boundary Type section of each model.

Most of the boundary values listed here can be entered as scalar profiles using standard methods. Exceptions are noted. If the scalar profile takes the form of a user-defined field function, use a function of the algebraic form$h=vH/V$ or $h=vH/S$ where:

• $h$ is heat source for the cell.
• $H$ is total heat source in volume or on surface, as defined in the field function.
• $v$ is cell volume.
• $s$ is cell surface.
• $V$ is total volume.
• $S$ is total surface.