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Thermal Elements

R2026b
Thermal building blocks, such as thermal mass, various heat transfer blocks

This library contains basic elements and building blocks for thermal domain.

Simscape Blocks

Conductive Heat Transfer blockConductive Heat TransferHeat transfer by conduction
Convective Heat Transfer blockConvective Heat TransferHeat transfer by convection
Infinite Thermal Resistance blockInfinite Thermal ResistanceThermal element for setting initial temperature difference between two nodes
Phase-Change Thermal Mass blockPhase-Change Thermal MassMass of two-phase material in thermal systems (Since R2026b)
Perfect Insulator blockPerfect InsulatorThermal element with perfect insulation and no thermal mass
Radiative Heat Transfer blockRadiative Heat TransferHeat transfer by radiation
Thermal Mass blockThermal MassMass in thermal systems
Thermal Resistance blockThermal ResistanceConstant resistance in thermal systems
Thermal Reference blockThermal ReferenceReference connection for thermal ports
Variable Thermal Resistance blockVariable Thermal ResistanceVariable resistance in thermal systems