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3.2.25 Mapping thermal and magnetic loads

Product: Abaqus/Standard

References

• “Execution procedure for Abaqus: overview,” Section 3.1.1

• “Eddy current analysis,” Section 6.7.5

• “Predefined loads for sequential coupling,” Section 16.1.3

• *CFLUX

• *CLOAD

Overview

The abaqus emloads utility converts results output from a time-harmonic eddy current analysis for
use as loads in a subsequent heat transfer, coupled temperature-displacement, or stress/displacement
analysis. For example, magnetic body force intensity output is converted to point loads. You specify
the names of the time-harmonic eddy current analysis results output database (.odb) file and the
input file for the subsequent analysis on the command line. The utility creates an output database
file containing a mesh that matches the mesh in your subsequent analysis and steady-state
concentrated nodal fields consistent with the time-harmonic eddy current analysis results. Your
time-harmonic eddy current and subsequent analysis meshes can be dissimilar, and results transfer
ensures global conservation of the flux quantities when your model domains match; i.e., the model
boundaries are the same. You can then use this new output database file to apply concentrated loads
and concentrated heat fluxes in the subsequent analysis.

Results conversion

The utility converts whole element output quantities from a time-harmonic eddy current analysis to
nodal results. You use the options listed in Table 3.2.25–1 in the subsequent analysis to specify the
output database file (and optionally the step and increment) from which the data are to be read.

Table 3.2.25–1 Supported results conversion.

Electromagnetic analysis Converted output

Input file option
output variable variable
Concentrated heat
Rate of Joule heat dissipation *CFLUX, FILE=odb-name, STEP=step-
flux
EMJH number, INC=inc
CFL11
Point load
Magnetic body force intensity *CLOAD, FILE=odb-name,
components
EMBF STEP=step-number, INC=inc
CF

Utility execution

The utility executes in two phases. Abaqus writes progress information and, if appropriate, error
messages to the screen during each phase.

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In the first phase a datacheck analysis is performed on your subsequent analysis input file to create
an output database representation of a “target” mesh. This phase requires that your input file be
sufficiently complete to successfully run abaqus datacheck, with the exception that you can have
*CFLUX and *CLOAD options that include the FILE parameter to refer to files that are not
available. If this phase is successful, the utility proceeds to the second phase; otherwise, an error
message is issued.

In the second phase time-harmonic eddy current analysis load data are mapped from the source to
the target output database. In this phase all steps and increments found in the original analysis are
defined in the target output database. This phase requires that your target model domain lie within
the source model domain. If it does not, an appropriate error message is issued.

Command summary

abaqus emloads job=target-odb-name

input=subsequent analysis input-file-name
sourceodb=time-harmonic eddy current analysis odb-file-
name

Command line options

job

This option specifies the name of the resulting “target” output database file.

input

This option specifies the name of the subsequent analysis Abaqus input file. This file must be
sufficiently complete to successfully run, as described above.

sourceodb

This option specifies the name of the time-harmonic eddy current analysis output database file.

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