33.4.11 Piecewise-Polynomial Profile Dialog Box

The Piecewise-Polynomial Profile dialog box allows you to define a physical property as a piecewise-polynomial function of temperature. This dialog box will open when you select piecewise-polynomial in the drop-down list next to a physical property in the Create/Edit Materials dialog box. See Section  8.2.3 for details about the items below.

Controls

Define   shows the property that is being defined as a function of temperature.

In Terms of   shows the independent variable ( Temperature). The property shown in Define will be defined as a polynomial function of temperature.

Ranges   sets the number of temperature ranges for which you will define polynomial functions. You can define up to 3 ranges.

Range   indicates the temperature range for which you are defining the polynomial function.

Minimum, Maximum   set the minimum and maximum temperatures for the specified Range.

Coefficients   is an integer number entry that indicates the number of coefficients to be defined for the specified Range. You can define up to 8 coefficients.

Coefficients   contains real number entries for the number of coefficients set in the Coefficients integer number entry above. The number of entries that are editable will be the same as the number of coefficients you requested for the specified Range.