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Heat Transfer

Three-dimensional stationary and transient heat conduction.

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FieldValueDescription
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equation_summaryrho*Cp*dT/dt - div(k*grad(T)) = Q
frequency_domain_runtimenull
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categoryHeat Transfer
descriptionThree-dimensional stationary and transient heat conduction.
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statuscertified
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Three-dimensional stationary and transient heat conduction.

Contract

PropertyValue
constraints[]
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differentiable_runtime{"certification":"HeatTransferScalarEllipticRuntime","coordinate_expression_gradient":false,"coordinate_gradient":false,"design_properties":["thermalConductivity"],"execution_backend":"telion-v2-shared-execution","expression_objectives":true,"material_expression_gradient":true,"material_gradient":true,"residual_owner":"HeatTransfer.element_residual","state_fields":["T"],"supported_objective_symbols":{"material":["ht.T","ht.energy","ht.compliance"],"topology":["ht.T","ht.energy","ht.compliance...
equation_summaryrho*Cp*dT/dt - div(k*grad(T)) = Q
frequency_domain_runtimenull
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Authoritative source

Catalog
telion_backend.v2.catalog.PhysicsCatalog
Identity
physics-interface:ht
Path
src/telion_backend/v2/physics
Symbol
PhysicsDeclaration