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This chapter provides ten examples that illustrate popular capabilities in Patran’s interface to the MD Nastran thermal solver. The first example, which describes transient thermal analysis, is an extension of the steady state modeling exercise given in
Getting Started - A Guided Exercise (Ch. 2). This example contains step-by-step descriptions of the menu picks involved in the modeling process.
Examples 2 through 10 are in easy to follow tutorial format. The actual menu structures are not shown since the expectation is for the user to follow along interactively with the Patran modeling system.
The session files of the example problems described in this chapter are delivered with the software. To run an example problem:
1. Start Patran by entering the command p3.
1. From Patran’s main form, pull down the File menu and select Session -- Play. A Play Session File form will appear.
1. Select nastherm_exn.ses from the Session File List listbox.
1. Click on Apply.
Patran will execute the modeling process and show you how to build the model.