Hi.
Before answering your questions, I'd like to add some comments for the larger audience that might read this. You should only perform a thermal simulation (heat transfer solution) if you are interested in finding thermal results (temperatures, heat flux, etc) due to thermal loading. It is not possible to get these thermal quantities by performing a structural analysis (linear, nonlinear, dynamic) nor is it possible to define thermal loads in a structural analysis. If you have a temperature distribution, whether it be a uniform temp or one found from performing a heat transfer solution, you can use that as a load in a structural analysis. This is normally referred to as a thermal expansion or a thermal stress analysis. Thermal expansion/stress is not the same as a heat transfer solution.
To answer you questions though, as I explained above, thermal loads like convection, radiation, heat flux are not applicable in a static analysis and cannot be used. Temperature can be a structural load and you should have no problem applying that in your linear static model. To do this simply create a new load, under the Type, choose "Body Temperature" - this will create a uniform temperature throughout the entire model. Note that there's also a "Temperature" type that allows you to define a temp on specific entities rather than the entire body.
If your intent is to model an initial and final temperature to perform a thermal expansion analysis, then this is what needs to be done:
- Define a load, set the TYpe to "Body Temperature" at set the value to the final temperature.
- Create an additional load, set the Type to "Initial Condition", make sure Sub Type is "Temperature" and set the value to your initial temperature
Hope that helped.
