Source code for abaqus.Interaction.FilmCondition

from abaqusConstants import *
from .Interaction import Interaction
from ..Region.Region import Region


[docs]class FilmCondition(Interaction): """The FilmCondition object defines film coefficients and associated sink temperatures for coupled temperature-displacement analyses. The FilmCondition object is derived from the Interaction object. Notes ----- This object can be accessed by: .. code-block:: python import interaction mdb.models[name].interactions[name] """ def __init__(self, name: str, createStepName: str, surface: Region, definition: SymbolicConstant, interactionProperty: str = '', sinkTemperature: float = 0, sinkAmplitude: str = '', filmCoeff: float = 0, filmCoeffAmplitude: str = '', field: str = '', sinkFieldName: str = '', sinkDistributionType: SymbolicConstant = UNIFORM): """This method creates a FilmCondition object. Notes ----- This function can be accessed by: .. code-block:: python mdb.models[name].FilmCondition Parameters ---------- name A String specifying the repository key. createStepName A String specifying the name of the step in which the FilmCondition object is created. surface A Region object specifying the name of the surface to which the film condition interaction is applied. definition A SymbolicConstant specifying how the film condition is defined. Possible values are EMBEDDED_COEFF, PROPERTY_REF, USER_SUB, and FIELD. interactionProperty A String specifying the name of the FilmConditionProp object associated with this interaction. The *interactionProperty* argument applies only when *definition*=PROPERTY_REF. The default value is an empty string. sinkTemperature A Float specifying the reference sink temperature, θ0θ0. The default value is 0.0. sinkAmplitude A String specifying the name of the Amplitude object that gives the variation of the sink temperature, θ0θ0, with time. The default value is an empty string.Note:Use empty string in an Abaqus/Standard analysis to specify that the reference sink temperature is applied immediately at the beginning of the step or linearly over the step. Use empty string in an Abaqus/Explicit analysis to specify that the reference sink temperature is applied throughout the step. filmCoeff A Float specifying the reference film coefficient value, hh. The *filmCoeff* argument applies when *definition*=EMBEDDED_COEFF, *definition*=USER_SUB, or *definition*=FIELD. The default value is 0.0. filmCoeffAmplitude A String specifying the name of the Amplitude object that gives the variation of the film coefficient, hh, with time. The default value is an empty string. Note: Use empty string in an Abaqus/Standard analysis to specify that the reference film coefficient is applied immediately at the beginning of the step or linearly over the step. Use empty string in an Abaqus/Explicit analysis to specify that the reference film coefficient is applied throughout the step. field A String specifying the name of the AnalyticalField object associated with this interaction. The *field* argument applies only when *definition*=FIELD. The default value is an empty string. sinkFieldName A String specifying the name of the AnalyticalField or DiscreteField object associated with the sink temperature. The *sinkFieldName* argument applies only when *sinkDistributionType*=ANALYTICAL_FIELD or *sinkDistributionType*=DISCRETE_FIELD. The default value is an empty string. sinkDistributionType A SymbolicConstant specifying how the sink temperature is distributed. Possible values are UNIFORM, ANALYTICAL_FIELD, and DISCRETE_FIELD. The default value is UNIFORM. Returns ------- A FilmCondition object. """ super().__init__() pass
[docs] def setValues(self, interactionProperty: str = '', sinkTemperature: float = 0, sinkAmplitude: str = '', filmCoeff: float = 0, filmCoeffAmplitude: str = '', field: str = '', sinkFieldName: str = '', sinkDistributionType: SymbolicConstant = UNIFORM): """This method modifies the data for an existing FilmCondition object in the step where it is created. Parameters ---------- interactionProperty A String specifying the name of the FilmConditionProp object associated with this interaction. The *interactionProperty* argument applies only when *definition*=PROPERTY_REF. The default value is an empty string. sinkTemperature A Float specifying the reference sink temperature, θ0θ0. The default value is 0.0. sinkAmplitude A String specifying the name of the Amplitude object that gives the variation of the sink temperature, θ0θ0, with time. The default value is an empty string.Note:Use empty string in an Abaqus/Standard analysis to specify that the reference sink temperature is applied immediately at the beginning of the step or linearly over the step. Use empty string in an Abaqus/Explicit analysis to specify that the reference sink temperature is applied throughout the step. filmCoeff A Float specifying the reference film coefficient value, hh. The *filmCoeff* argument applies when *definition*=EMBEDDED_COEFF, *definition*=USER_SUB, or *definition*=FIELD. The default value is 0.0. filmCoeffAmplitude A String specifying the name of the Amplitude object that gives the variation of the film coefficient, hh, with time. The default value is an empty string. Note: Use empty string in an Abaqus/Standard analysis to specify that the reference film coefficient is applied immediately at the beginning of the step or linearly over the step. Use empty string in an Abaqus/Explicit analysis to specify that the reference film coefficient is applied throughout the step. field A String specifying the name of the AnalyticalField object associated with this interaction. The *field* argument applies only when *definition*=FIELD. The default value is an empty string. sinkFieldName A String specifying the name of the AnalyticalField or DiscreteField object associated with the sink temperature. The *sinkFieldName* argument applies only when *sinkDistributionType*=ANALYTICAL_FIELD or *sinkDistributionType*=DISCRETE_FIELD. The default value is an empty string. sinkDistributionType A SymbolicConstant specifying how the sink temperature is distributed. Possible values are UNIFORM, ANALYTICAL_FIELD, and DISCRETE_FIELD. The default value is UNIFORM. """ pass
[docs] def setValuesInStep(self, stepName: str): """This method modifies the propagating data of an existing FilmCondition object in the specified step. Parameters ---------- stepName A String specifying the name of the step in which the interaction is modified. """ pass