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5.2.4 Thermal interface definition

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Abaqus/Standard allows heat flow across an interface via conduction or radiation. Generally, both modes of
heat transfer are present to some degree. Regardless of the mode, heat transfer across the interface is
assumed to occur only in the normal direction.

Conduction

Heat conduction across the interface is assumed to be defined by

where is the heat flux per unit area crossing the interface from point  on one surface to point  on the
other, and are the temperatures of the points on the surfaces, and is the gap conductance.

The derivatives of are

and

where

Radiation

The heat flow per unit area between corresponding points is assumed to be given by

where is the value of absolute zero temperature on the temperature scale being used; is the heat flux
per unit surface area crossing the gap at this point, from surface to surface ; and are the
temperatures of the two surfaces; and is the gap radiation constant derived from the emissivities of the
two surfaces.

The derivatives of are

and

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Jacobian matrix

The contribution to the variational statement of thermal equilibrium is

where is the area. The contribution to the Jacobian matrix for the Newton solution is

where

For “tied” thermal contact the temperature at point is constrained to have the same temperature as point
. The Lagrange multiplier method is used to impose the constraint by augmenting the thermal equilibrium
statement as follows:

where is the Lagrange multiplier. The contribution to the Jacobian matrix for the Newton solution is

Reference

“Thermal contact properties,” Section 37.2.1 of the Abaqus Analysis User's Guide

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