Define derived heat flux over time in a transient analysis

Hello, I am trying to run a conjugate heat transfer analysis on a water tank using derived heat transfer coefficients and temperatures applied on the external wall. I am interested to run this analysis as transient since the derived heat fluxes change over time however, even though I have set the analysis type to transient, there is not an option to have a table with time vs heat transfer coefficient and ambient temperature.

Would it be possible to perform this analysis in Simcale at all?

Thanks for your help in advance!

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Perhaps, this documentation page will help answer the question: How to Set the Right Thermal Wall Conditions in CHT | SimScale

It appears that the following settings in the wall boundary condition allow for inputting heat fluxes as a function of time:

Temperature type->External Wall Heat Flux
Heat Flux->Fixed Heat Flux (Click on the table icon to manually input different heat fluxes over time or to upload a csv file)

The heat transfer coefficient can be calculated using Result Control.

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