13.294. SHELL294 - 4-Node Thermal Shell

Matrix or VectorShape FunctionsIntegration Points
Conductivity Matrix and Heat Generation Load VectorEquation 11–227In-plane: 2 x 2

Through-the-thickness: 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9 per layer. Defaults to 3

Specific Heat MatrixEquation 11–227. Matrix is diagonalized as described in Lumped MatricesSame as conductivity matrix
Convection Surface Matrix and Load VectorEquation 11–227 specialized to the face2 x 2
 

13.294.1. Other Applicable Sections

Heat Flow describes the derivation of the element matrices and load vectors as well as heat flux evaluations for a general thermal analysis element.