Material Class
The Material class allows specification of direction definition for material objects such as internal fans and distributed resistances. Note that materials are assigned using the analysis method:
a.applyMaterial(materialname)
Material Class Properties
| Material Properties | Type | Values |
type | String | “Fluid”, “Solid”, “Resistance”, “Internal Fan/Pump”, “Centrifugal Pump/Blower”, “Check Valve”, “Rotating Region”, “2-Resistor Electronic Component”, “Printed Circuit Boards”; "Compact Thermal Model"; "Contact Resistance" |
name | String | |
alignment | String | “Cartesian”, “Non-Cartesian”, “Cylindrical” |
inletFaces | Array | |
outletFaces | Array | |
analysisType | String | “Known Rotational Speed”, “Known Driving Torque”, “Free Spinning” |
thermostat(value) | String | "On" or "Off" |
thermostatLocation | Integer | Surface ID of thermostat surface |
thermostatTriggerTemperature | Number | |
thermostatTriggerTemperatureUnits | String | “Fahrenheit”, “Celsius”, “Rankine”, “Kelvin” |
thermostatTriggerType | String | "Exceed Trigger"; "Below Trigger" |
Material Class Methods
| Material Methods | Description | data return |
m = new Material(type) | creates a new material object of name m (can be anything); type = string | no |
property(type) | returns property of material type; type = string | yes |
setShellThickness(thickness, units) | sets shell thickness (for surface parts); thickness = number; units = string | no |
setDirectionNormalTo(e) reverseDirection() setDirection(x, y, z) setOrigin(x, y, z) | Sets device direction for fans, blowers, check valves; e = entity object; x, y, z = number | no |
setDirections(through, normal1, normal2) setNormalDirectionNormalTo(e) setNormalDirection(x, y, z) | Sets resistance directions; through, normal1, and normal2 = strings e = entity object; x, y, z = number | no |
readFrom(m) | Copies the material m to this material. | no |
setReferenceGasConstant(value, units) | value = gas constant value; units = string (check UI for available units) | no |
setReferencePressure(value, units) | value = reference pressure; units = string (check UI for available units) | no |
setReferenceTemperature(value, units) | value = reference temperature; units = string (check UI for available units) | no |
setThermostatTriggerTemperature (value, units) | value = thermostat trigger temperature; units = string (check UI for available units) | no |