/CONVEC

Block Format Keyword

/CONVEC - Free or Forced Convective Flux

Description

Describes the free or forced convective flux.

Format

Field	Contents	SI Unit Example
convec_ID	Free or forced convective flux block identifier (Integer, maximum 10 digits)
unit_ID	Optional unit identifier (Integer, maximum 10 digits)
convec_flux_title	Free or forced convective flux block title (Character, maximum 100 characters)
surf_IDT	Surface identifier (Integer)
fct_IDT	Time function identifier for definition of T_inf(time) (Integer)
sens_ID	Sensor identifier (Integer)
Ascalex	Abscissa (time) scale factor for fct_IDT Default = 1.0 (Real)
Fscaley	Ordinate (temperature) scale factor for fct_IDT Default = 1.0 (Real)
Tstart	Start time (Real)
Tstop	Stop time Default = 1030 (Real)
H	Heat transfer coefficient (Real)

#RADIOSS STARTER

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/UNIT/11

unit for convection load

kg m s

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/CONVEC/1/11

convect with ambient air

# SURF_ID FCT_ID SENS_ID

4 2002 0

# ASCALE FSCALE TSTART TSTOP H

0 0 0 0 100

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/FUNCT/2002

temperature of ambient air (with constant temperature 293K)

# X Y

0 293

1 293

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#ENDDATA

1.	The convective flux is calculated using:

Where, T is the temperature (unit K).