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30.4 Capacitance elements
• “Point capacitance,” Section 30.4.1
• “Capacitance element library,” Section 30.4.2
30.4.1 POINT CAPACITANCE
Products: Abaqus/Standard Abaqus/Explicit Abaqus/CAE
References
• “Capacitance element library,” Section 30.4.2
• *HEATCAP
• “Defining heat capacitance,” Section 33.5 of the Abaqus/CAE User’s Guide, in the HTML version of this guide
Overview
Capacitance elements:
• allow the introduction of concentrated heat capacitance at a point;
• are associated with the temperature degree of freedom at a node; and
• have a capacitance that can be specified as a function of temperature and/or field variables.
Defining the capacitance value
The heat capacitance is associated with the temperature degree of freedom at the node of the element. You specify the capacitance magnitude, (density × specific heat × volume). Specify capacitance, not specific heat. You must associate this capacitance with a region of your model.
Input File Usage: *HEATCAP, ELSET=name pcV where the ELSET parameter refers to a set of HEATCAP elements.
Abaqus/CAE Usage: Property or Interaction module: Special→Inertia→Create: Heat capacitance: select points: Capacitance
30.4.2 CAPACITANCE ELEMENT LIBRARY
Products: Abaqus/Standard Abaqus/Explicit Abaqus/CAE
References
• “Point capacitance,” Section 30.4.1
• *HEATCAP
Overview
This section provides a reference to the capacitance elements available in Abaqus/Standard and Abaqus/Explicit.
Element type
HEATCAP Point heat capacitance
Active degree of freedom
11
Nodal coordinates required
X, Y, Z
Element property definition
Input File Usage: *HEATCAP
Abaqus/CAE Usage: Property or Interaction module: Special→Inertia→Create: Heat capacitance
Element-based loading
None.
Element output
Nodes associated with the element
1 node.
31. Connector Elements
Connector elements 31.1
Connector element behavior 31.2
