Adiabatic Properties

Adiabatic plates have zero thickness and do not conduct heat in any direction, either normal to the plate or along the plane of the plate.

General
Name	The Name of the plate appears in the Project Manager window and 3D Modeler window.
Side Specification	Low side and High side enables the specification of different physical characteristics for each side of the plate.
Low/High Side
Surface Material	Surface Material specifies the material type for the side of the plate using the Select Definition dialog box.
Radiate To	Select All Objects or Reference Temperature. All Objects specifies that the object or surface exchanges radiation with all other objects and surfaces also specified as subject to radiation with heat transfer. Reference temperature specifies a fixed temperature to which the selected sides of the object radiate heat. Enter a Temperature and View factor, which is the proportion of radiation that leaves the plate and contacts surrounding objects. The default view factor is 1.0 and the value of the ambient temperature is the Temperature specified in the Icepak Design Settings dialog box.

Name	The Name of the plate appears in the Project Manager window and 3D Modeler window.
Side Specification	Low side and High side enables the specification of different physical characteristics for each side of the plate.

Assigning an Adiabatic Plate and Defining Thermal Properties

To assign an adiabatic plate boundary condition and define its properties:

1. Press F to enable face-selection mode.
2. Select and right-click a two-dimensional geometry component in the 3D Modeler window or the history tree.
3. From the right-click menu, select Assign Thermal>Plate > Adiabatic.
4. On the General tab, enter a Name for the object.
5. If needed, under Side Specification, select Low side and/or High side to enable thermal specification of the low and/or high side of the plate.
6. Do one of the following:
• If you did not select a Side Specification check box, click OK.
• If you selected Low side and/or High side, click the Low Sideand/or High Side tab.
7. In the next dialog box next to Surface Material, click vacuum to open the Select Definition dialog box. On the Materials tab, select the material for the side of the plate and click OK.
8. For Radiate To, click All Objects or Reference Temperature.
9. If you selected Reference Temperature, enter a Temperature and View Factor.
10. If you selected both Low side and High side, repeat steps 6 through 9.
11. Click OK.

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