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SS-V: 3060 Thermal
Test No. VT07 Find the temperature on a plate with prescribed temperature and convection loads.

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SS-V: 3060 Thermal

Test No. VT07 Find the temperature on a plate with prescribed temperature and convection loads.

Definition

Boundary Conditions: Edge AB - temperature 100° C, Edge DA - zero heat flux, Edges BC, CD - convection to ambient temperature of 0° C.

The material properties are:

Properties: Value
Conductivity: 52 W/m° C
Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient: 750 W/m²° C

Results

The following image and table summarize the temperature at a point of interest.


	Reference [C]	SimSolid [C]
Temperature at point	18.3	18.25

¹ NAFEMS, YARD report 3087 (Test 10)