Source code for abaqus.Interaction.GapHeatGeneration



[docs]class GapHeatGeneration: """The GapHeatGeneration object specifies heat generation for a contact interaction property. Attributes ---------- conversionFraction: float A Float specifying the fraction of dissipated energy caused by friction or electric currents that is converted to heat. The default value is 1.0. secondaryFraction: float A Float specifying the fraction of converted heat distributed to the secondary surface. The default value is 0.5. Notes ----- This object can be accessed by: .. code-block:: python import interaction mdb.models[name].interactionProperties[name].heatGeneration The corresponding analysis keywords are: - GAP HEAT GENERATION """ # A Float specifying the fraction of dissipated energy caused by friction or electric # currents that is converted to heat. The default value is 1.0. conversionFraction: float = 1 # A Float specifying the fraction of converted heat distributed to the secondary surface. # The default value is 0.5. secondaryFraction: float = 0 def __init__(self, conversionFraction: float = 1, secondaryFraction: float = 0): """This method creates a GapHeatGeneration object. Notes ----- This function can be accessed by: .. code-block:: python mdb.models[name].interactionProperties[name].HeatGeneration Parameters ---------- conversionFraction A Float specifying the fraction of dissipated energy caused by friction or electric currents that is converted to heat. The default value is 1.0. secondaryFraction A Float specifying the fraction of converted heat distributed to the secondary surface. The default value is 0.5. Returns ------- A GapHeatGeneration object. """ pass
[docs] def setValues(self): """This method modifies the GapHeatGeneration object. """ pass