Transient Thermal Properties Dependency

In the Electronics Desktop, you can create datasets, which are collections of plotted data points that can be extrapolated into an equation based on the piecewise linear makeup of the plot. In Icepak, you can create a dataset to define time-dependent, temperature-dependent, or spatially-dependent thermal properties, as detailed in the following tables.

Icepak Setting
SettingsThermal PropertyTransient Dependency
Design SettingsAmbient Temperature Time
Icepak 3D Native Component
Native ComponentThermal PropertyTransient Dependency
FanTransient StrengthTime
Boundary Conditions
Boundary ConditionThermal PropertyTransient Dependency
Fluid BlockTotal PowerTemperature, Time, Spatial
Heat Transfer CoefficientTemperature, Time
TemperatureTime
Hollow BlockTotal PowerTemperature, Time, Spatial
Heat FluxTemperature, Time
Temperature - Fixed TemperatureTime
Heat Transfer CoefficientTemperature,  Time
Temperature - Internal ConditionsTime
Solid BlockTotal PowerTemperature, Time, Spatial
Heat Transfer CoefficientTemperature, Time
TemperatureTime
OpeningsTemperatureTime, Spatial
Static Pressure/Total PressureTime, Spatial
X VelocityTime, Spatial
Y VelocityTime, Spatial
Z VelocityTime, Spatial
Plate (Conducting Thin)PowerTemperature, Time
ResistancePowerTime, Spatial
3D SourcePowerTemperature, Time
Surface/Volume FluxTemperature, Time, Spatial
2D SourcePowerTemperature, Time
Surface/Volume FluxSpatial
Wall (Stationary)Heat FluxTime, Spatial
TemperatureTime, Spatial
Heat Transfer CoefficientTemperature, Time, Spatial
NetworkInternal Node PowerTemperature, Time
Boundary Node TemperatureTemperature, Time
Related Topics:

Assigning Thermal Boundary Conditions

Specifying Parameters as a Function of Time

Using Datasets to Define Transient Parameters