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Unit Consistency

In Radioss, data for any unit system can be provided, but it is very important to keep the unit consistency. If a model does not have unit consistency, it will lead to incorrect results (unexpected behavior) or may lead to an error in the calculation.

Basic Units

  SI     CGS Hydro US Japanese
Length m mm mm cm cm in mm
Mass kg Mg(Ton) kg g g lb kg
Time s s ms s µs s ms
Plane angle rad rad rad rad rad rad rad
Temperature K K K K K K K
Frequency Hz Hz Hz Hz Hz Hz Hz
Gravity 9.81 9.81E+03 9.81E-03 9.81E+02 9.81E-10 386 9.81E-03

SI Unit Example

SI Unit Example
Length
[m]
Mass
[kg]
Time
[s]
Plane angle
[rad]
Temperature
[K]
Frequency
[Hz]
Rotational velocity
[rads]
Area
[m2]
Volume
[m3]
Moment of area (inertia)
[m4]
Consumption
[m2]
Speed
[ms]
Acceleration
[ms2]
Tension
[ms2]
Lineic mass
[kgm]
Surface mass
[kgm2]
Volume mass
[kgm3]
Mass flow
[kgs]
Volume flow
[m3s]
Quantity of movement
[kgms]
Kinetic moment
[kgms]
Moment of inertial (l)
[kgm2]
Moment of force
[Nm]
Force
[N]
Linear force
[Nm]
Stiffness
[Nm]
Rotational stiffness
[Nmrad]
Rotational damping
[N • m • srad]
Torsion damping
[kgm2srad]
Viscous damping
[kgs]
Damping for bending
[N • sm]
Quadratic bulk viscosity
[Paλs]
Dynamic viscosity
[Pas]
Kinematic viscosity
[m2s]
Density
[kgm3]
Power
[W]
Energy
[J]
Enthalpy
[J]
Entropy
[JK]
Strain rate
[1s]
Time relaxation
[s]
Thermal expansion
[1K]
Thermal conductivity
[WmK]
Thermal resistance
[Wm2K]
Specific heat (Cp, Cv)
[kgs2mK]
Specific heat capacity (Cp)
[Jm3K]

Verify Consistency

Use basic units Mass, Length, or Time so you can get all other units you need.

Force=MassAcceleration=MassLengthTime2

Pressure=ForceArea=MassLengthTime2

Energy=ForceLength=MassLength2Time2

Density=MassVolume=MassLength3

Acceleration=LengthTime2

Volume=Length3

For example, using base unit [kg], [mm], or [ms], will provide the following units force, pressure or density.

Force=MassLengthTime2=[kg][mm][ms]2=103[kg][m][s]2=[kN]

Pressure=MassLengthTime2=[kg][mm][ms]2=109[kg][m][s]2=[GPa]

Energy=MassLength2Time2=[kg][mm]2[ms]2=[kg][m]2[s]2=[J]

Density=MassLength3=[kg][mm]2=106[kg][m]2

Check Units

Property Card
Check the thickness unit in property if it is shell
Material Card
Check density unit
Check E-modulus
Check stress unit if possible
Load
Check force unit
Check gravity unit, if using /GRAV
Length
Measure the geometry length unit with HyperCrash or HyperMesh

All units must be consistent.