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Heat load with a Gaussian profile on a surface: right method?

Heat load with a Gaussian profile on a surface: right method?

Heat load with a Gaussian profile on a surface: right method?

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Hi,

I would like to apply a heat load on a surface. This heat load has a Gaussian profile (beam profile). Sometimes ago I learnt one way to do that by defining the following equation in ANSYS classic:

Hf0*exp(-(({X}-x_0)^2+({Z}-z_0)^2)/2/sigma^2)+Hf1 , where variables are X and Z (plane's coordinates)

It implies that the loaded surface is in the X,Z plane. It was fine for me to use this method in a former model where the loaded surface was in the X,Z plane.

Now I am working with another model I did not create (i.e. I did not define the global coordinate system) and the surface I want to load is not in the X,Z plane.

My question is: can I use the method above and find a way to apply it by changing something in ANSYS (but I do not know what) or should I use another approach?

Regards,
Naamean
 

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