Mechanical APDL Basic Analysis Guide

Note

Only numeric data is supported for the constant values in the Function Loader dialog

box. Character data and expressions are not supported as constant values.

11. Click on the Regime 2 tab and enter “1” for the material ID and enter 50 for the velocity.

Notice that the OK button is not active until all required variables have been entered. Click on OK

when the button becomes active.

12. You can now finish the analysis. When you apply this function as a boundary condition, use the table
    name that you assigned earlier.
    nsel,s,loc,y,0
    d,all,temp,25
    nsel,s,loc,y,0.5
    sf,all,conv,%heatcf%,100 Apply the function as a boundary condition
    finish
    /solu
    time,1
    deltim,.1
    outres,all,all
    allsel
    solve
    finish
    /post1
    set,last
    /psf,conv,hcoe,2,0.e+00,1
    /replot !show surface load symbols
    finish

3.6. Graphing or Listing a Function

You can graph the function you enter and see a visual representation of the current function, or you
can list results of the equation. Graphing and listing allow you to easily verify that your equation is
behaving as you expect.

For either graphing or listing, select a variable to graph the result against, and set an x-axis range and
the number of points to graph.

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Graphing or Listing a Function