From the PLOAD property dialog, parameters can be modified as shown in the figure and table below.
Figure 10.25: Description of parameters in the PLOAD property dialog
Parameter | Symbol | Description | Dimension (Range) |
1. Entity Name | N/A | Use to set the faceset by Faceset Picker. The pressure is applied on all faces on the faceset. | N/A |
2. Area | N/A | Show to total area of all faces on the faceset. |
Length^2 (Real>0) |
3. Name of Body | N/A | Show the body name to which the faceset belongs. | N/A |
4. Switch | N/A | Use to change the normal pressure direction to reverse. Whenever clicking the button, the direction is changed to reverse. | N/A |
5. Normal | N/A | Use to apply the pressure in the surface normal direction. The pressure can be defined as value or simple function expression. |
Force/Length^2 (Real) |
6. Secondary Tangential Direction | Use to set a direction vector by Direction Picker. The direction vector is used to determine to the tangential directions as shown in Figure 10.26: PLOAD Direction. | N/A | |
7. Tangential(Pri) | N/A | Use to apply the pressure in the primary tangential direction. The pressure can be defined as value or simple function expression. |
Force/Length^2 (Real) |
8. Tangential(Sec) | N/A | Use to apply the pressure in the secondary tangential direction. The pressure can be defined as value or simple function expression. |
Force/Length^2 (Real) |
9. Control buttons | N/A | If all necessary parameters are set, the buttons are enabled. If you want to know the control buttons, refer the Entity Properties Access and Modification. | N/A |