1. Introduction
- Overview
- Related Seminars/Training
- Other Sources of Information
2. Fundamental Concepts
- Nomenclature
- Typical Units
- Modes of Heat Transfer
- Fundamental Characteristics
- Error Estimation
- What Makes A Thermal Analysis Nonlinear?
- Comparison to Structural Analysis
- Element Library
- Workshop
3. Steady State Heat Transfer (no mass transport)
- Definitions
- Thermal Loads and Boundary Conditions
- Thermal Analysis Template
- Steady State Heat Transfer Example
- Workshop
4. Additional Considerations for Nonlinear Analysis
- Preprocessing Considerations
- Loading and Solution
- Nonlinear Steady-State Solution Procedure
- Time Considerations
- Starting Temperature and Convergence
- Output Controls and Postprocessing
- Workshop
5. Transient Analysis
- Definitions and Preprocessing
- "Time" and Solution Procedure
- Initial Conditions
- Time Integration and Loading
- Postprocessing
- Workshop
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6. Complex, Time and Spatially Varying Boundary
Conditions
- Tabular Boundary Conditions
- Primary Variables
- FLUID116 and SURF15x Special Considerations
- Defining and Checking Tables Using APDL
- Examples
- Time Step Control
- Output Control
- Function Tool
- Workshop
7. Additional Convection/Heat Flux Loading Options and
Simple Thermal/Flow Elements
- Surface Effect Elements
- Convection Links
- Contact Resistance
- 1-D Thermal Flow with FLUID116
- Interfacing With Surface Effect Elements (FLUID116)
- Example With Mass Transport Heat Transfer
- Workshop
8. Radiation Heat Transfer
- Overview
- General Characteristics
- ANSYS and Radiation
- Form Factors
- Modeling Radiation in ANSYS
- Using Surface Effect Elements
- Using Link Elements
- Radiation Matrix Utility (AUX12)
- Radiosity Solver Method
- Example
- Workshop
9. Phase Change Analysis
- Terminology and Applications
- Latent Heat and Enthalpy
- Solving Phase Change Analyses
- Postprocessing
- Example
10. Special Features Advanced Topics
- Special Features
- Coupled-Field Analysis
- The Direct Method
- The Sequential Method
- Physics Environments
- Thermal Stress Analysis
- Detailed Procedure of Thermal Stress
- Thermal Contact
- Workshops
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