No matter if I chose topology or shape optimization tasks (or whether they are condition-based or general) I can not see any thermally related variable to select as my design responses for heat transfer related optimization. All variables are all structural parameters (see the picture).
Does Abaqus Tosca work with heat transfer analysis at all? If it does how design responses can be defined as variables like temperature, conduction, etc.?
If you have experience performing thermal optimization using Abaqus optimization module your share of experience will be much appreciated.
Hi Ardalan,
can you describe the desired thermal conditions a bit more in detail and what is the kind of design optimization you would like to carry out ? Perhaps you are able to share the mechanical model in order to have a more precise idea ?
Best regards, Rolf
Rolf Fischer Due to confidentiality I cannot share my work that is currently in-progress, however what I have queried herein is a general issue related to a vast spectrum of heat transfer problems across all industries and applications. For example to find the optimized topology/topography for heat sinking structures.
I received an official answer from SIMULIA as follows:
". . . The thermal optimization is not documented and not supported directly in Abaqus\CAE. Thus, you have directly to edit the parameter file for Tosca for adding the thermal optimization commands and then execute Tosca directly using an additional license. . . . "
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