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*FILM PROPERTY
Define a film coefficient as a function of temperature and field variables.

This option is used to define a film coefficient as a function of temperature and field variables for fully coupled thermal-stress analyses. In Abaqus/Standard it is also used for heat transfer, coupled thermal-electrical, and coupled thermal-electrical-structural analyses. It can be used only in conjunction with the *FILM, *CFILM, and *SFILM options.

Products: Abaqus/Standard  Abaqus/Explicit  Abaqus/CAE  

Type: Model data

Level: Model  

Abaqus/CAE: Interaction module

References:

Required parameter:

NAME

Set this parameter equal to a label that will be used to refer to this film property. This label is referred to on the data lines of the *FILM or *CFILM options.

Optional parameter:

DEPENDENCIES

Set this parameter equal to the number of field variables included in the definition of the film coefficient. If this parameter is omitted, it is assumed that the film coefficient depends only on temperature. See “Specifying field variable dependence” in “Material data definition,” Section 21.1.2 of the Abaqus Analysis User's Guide, for more information.

Data lines to define the film coefficient as a function of temperature and field variables: 

First line:

  1. Film coefficient, h. (Units of JT–1L–2–1.)

  2. Temperature.

  3. First field variable.

  4. Second field variable.

  5. Etc., up to six field variables.

Subsequent lines (only needed if the DEPENDENCIES parameter has a value greater than six):

  1. Seventh field variable.

  2. Etc., up to eight field variables per line.

Repeat this set of data lines as often as necessary to create a film property table.