Re: Transient Thermal Problem....Plz help

In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, saravanan 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>    I am a naive member to this group. I have to model a transient
> thermal problem.
>    My problem involves constant updating of the surface on which the
> load is applied for every time step,
> (1) Is there any way ansys could delete the elements crossing the
> matls melting point?
>
Consider using the element birth and death capability.


> (3) also i would like to know 3 dimensional heat flux inside the
> material so that i could update the new surface with the elements in z
> removed in addition to the x and y axis elements
Heat flux is available as a post processing quantity.  What exactly do 
you need to know?

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