Temperature-Dependent Thermal Properties

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 temperature dependent thermal properties for specific boundary conditions.

The following table displays which thermal boundary condition properties can be defined as a temperature-dependent expression.

Boundary Condition	Thermal Property
Fluid Block	Total Power
	Heat Transfer Coefficient
Solid Block	Total Power
	Heat Transfer Coefficient
Hollow Block	Total Power
	Heat Flux
	Heat Transfer Coefficient
Plate (Conducting)	Total Power
2D and 3D Source	Total Power
	Surface Flux
Wall (Stationary)	Heat Transfer Coefficient
Network	Internal Node Power