I'm performing a thermal analysis for a structure that consists of solid, shell and bar elements. I want to get the temperature distribution through all the elements to utilize that as load for a structural analysis. I'm using elements Solid 70, shell 131, and link 33 for the thermal analysis. Some of shell 131 elements consist of 1 layer, others consist of 2 layers, while the remaining consist of 3 layers. I know the temperature at some locations within the solid and shell elements. I apply thermal temperature on solid 70 nodes by using DOF (Temp), while I apply the thermal loads to shell 131 nodes using DOFs (Tbot, Ttop, etc ) based on the locations at which I know the temperature.
My problem that these DOFs are different and don't be added to each other. So how can I define the temperature at different locations using different DOFs and make them interact with each other?
My problem that these DOFs are different and don't be added to each other. So how can I define the temperature at different locations using different DOFs and make them interact with each other?