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!RADIATE

Defines the radiation coefficient applied to a boundary surface.

Parameters

AMP1 = radiation coefficient history table name (specified with !AMPLITUDE)
AMP2 = ambient temperature history table name (specified with !AMPLITUDE)

** 2nd and subsequent lines **

(2nd line) ELEMENT_GRP_NAME, LOAD_type, Value, Sink
Variable name Attribute Description
ELEMENT_GRP_NAME C/I Element group name or element number
LOAD_type C Load type number
Value R Radiation coefficient
Sink R Ambient temperature

Example

!RADIATE
  RSURF, R1, 1.0E-9, 800.0
!RADIATE, AMP2=TRAD
  RSURF, R1, 1.0E-9, 1.0

Load parameters

Load type number Applied surface Parameters
R1 Surface 1 Radiation coefficient and ambient temperature
R2 Surface 2 Radiation coefficient and ambient temperature
R3 Surface 3 Radiation coefficient and ambient temperature
R4 Surface 4 Radiation coefficient and ambient temperature
R5 Surface 5 Radiation coefficient and ambient temperature
R6 Surface 6 Radiation coefficient and ambient temperature
R0 Shell surface Radiation coefficient and ambient temperature