3. Contact Region - Thermal and Electromagnetic Analyses

Object Properties

The Details Pane properties for this object include the following.

CategoryProperties/Options/Descriptions

Scope

Scoping Method

Contact

Target

Contact Bodies

Target Bodies

Contact Shell Face: Displays for surface bodies.

Target Shell Face: Displays for surface bodies.

Definition

Type

Friction Coefficient: If Type = Frictional

Scope Mode

Behavior

Suppressed

Advanced

Formulation

Constraint Type: Displays if Formulation = MPC and scoping of Contact Bodies or Target Bodies is to a surface body.

Interface Treatment

Offset: Displays if Interface Treatment = Add Offset.

Normal Stiffness (Magnetostatic analyses and all thermal analyses): Displays if Formulation = Augmented Lagrange, Pure Penalty, or MPC.

Normal Stiffness Factor (Magnetostatic analyses and all thermal analyses): Displays if Normal Stiffness = Manual.

Update Stiffness (Magnetostatic analyses and all thermal analyses): Displays if Formulation = Augmented Lagrange, Pure Penalty, or MPC.

Thermal Conductance (Magnetostatic analyses and all thermal analyses).

Thermal Conductance Value (Magnetostatic analyses and all thermal analyses): Displays if Thermal Conductance = Manual.

Electrical Conductance (Electric and Magnetostatic analyses)

Electrical Conductance Value (Electric and Magnetostatic analyses): If Electric Conductance = Manual.

Pinball Region

Pinball Radius: Displays if Pinball Region = Radius.

Time Step Controls: Displays if Type = Frictionless, Rough, or Frictional.

Basics of Contact Region object