Presentation and typical example

Presentation

The Steady state Thermal and Transient Thermal applications enable the study of thermal conduction in systems of solid bodies, considering the thermal exchanges by convection and/or radiation on the boundaries of the temperature computation domain.

Utilization

The Steady state Thermal and Transient Thermal applications can be used to study the temperature fields in furnaces, machines, etc.

Other utilizations: coupled applications

In conduction heating or induction heating studies, thermal applications can be coupled with either the Electric Conduction or the Steady state AC Magnetic applications.

Typical example

A typical example of problem treated as a Steady state Thermal or Transient Thermal application is presented in the figure below.

Principal results

The principal results obtainable in Steady state Thermal and Transient Thermal applications are:

• the space distribution of temperature (T) inside and on the boundary of the computation domain
• the thermal flux through the boundary of the computation domain