Convection Constraints
Convection constraints specify a boundary condition on the convective heat exchange between a moving fluid and geometric entities and/or element entities within your model.
The functions described in this section provide access to the data and contents of the Creo Simulate convection constraints. You can define the value of the convection constraint as a function of temperature.
Functions Introduced:
The function
ProMechconvectiondataAlloc() allocates memory for the convection load data.
The function
ProMechconvectiondataBulktempGet() returns the value of the bulk temperature. The bulk temperature specifies the temperature of the fluid in contact with the surface, during convective heat transfer through a surface.
The function
ProMechconvectiondataBulktempSet() sets the value of the bulk temperature.
The function
ProMechconvectiondataFilmcoefficientGet() returns the value of the film coefficient. The film coefficient specifies the constant of proportionality between the flux through the surface and the difference between the surface temperature and the bulk temperature, in convective heat transfer through a surface.
Use the function
ProMechconvectiondataFilmcoefficientSet() to set the value of the film coefficient.
The function
ProMechconvectiondataTemperaturedependenceGet() returns the temperature variation of the convection constraint. The convection constraint is specified as a function of temperature. Use the function
ProMechconvectiondataTemperaturedependenceSet() to set the temperature variation for the convection constraint.
The function
ProMechconvectiondataTemporalvariationGet() returns the temporal variation for the convection constraint. Use the function
ProMechconvectiondataTemporalvariationSet() to set the temporal variation of the convection constraint. The temporal variation specifies whether the convection condition is in steady state or a function of time
The function
ProMechconvectiondataFree() releases the memory assigned to the convection load data.