Mechanical APDL Basic Analysis Guide

To transfer all solid model boundary conditions, use:
Command(s):SBCTRAN
GUI: Main Menu> Preprocessor> Loads> Define Loads> Operate> Transfer to FE> All Solid Lds
Main Menu> Solution> Define Loads> Operate> Transfer to FE> All Solid Lds

2.5.7. Surface Loads

The following table shows surface loads available in each discipline and their corresponding labels:

Table 2.5: Surface Loads Available in Each Discipline

Discipline Surface Load Label

Structural Pressure PRES[ 1 ]

Thermal Convection CONV

Heat Flux HFLUX

Infinite Surface INF

Magnetic Maxwell Surface MXWF

Infinite Surface INF

Electric Maxwell Surface MXWF

Surface Charge CHRGS

Density INF

Infinite Surface

Fluid Fluid-Structure In- FSI

terface IMPD

Impedance

All Superelement Load SELV

Vector

Diffusion Diffusion Load DFLUX

Acoustic FSI fluid-structure interaction flag

IMPD impedance or admittance coefficient

SHLD surface normal velocity or acceleration

Maxwell surface flag or equivalent source

surface

MXWF

FREE

INF free surface flag

PORT exterior Robin radiation boundary flag

ATTN Port number

BLI Absorption coefficient

Viscous-thermal boundary layer surface flag

1. Do not confuse this with the PRES degree of freedom

The following table shows the commands to apply, list, and delete surface loads. You can apply them
at nodes and elements, as well as at lines and areas.

Table 2.6: Commands for Applying Surface Loads

Location Basic Commands Additional Commands

SFSCALE,SFCUM,SFFUN,SF-

GRAD

Nodes SF,SFLIST,SFDELE

Elements SFE,SFELIST,SFEDELE SFBEAM,SFFUN,SFGRAD

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