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    The Weakly Coupled Model

    The Simulation Utility applies a weakly coupled modeling approach, where results from a thermal analysis are input into the mechanical analysis and a thermal load file.

    Topics in this section
    • The Thermal Model
    • The Mechanical Model
    Parent topic: Netfabb Simulation Theory

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