PAT312 - Thermal Analysis Using Patran Thermal

Length:
5 days
Pre-requisites :
Background using thermal analysis with either finite difference or finite element formulations. PAT301(Introduction to Patran) or equivalent experience in the use of Patran.
Topics:
Analyzing models which include the four basic modes of heat transfer
- Conduction
- Convection
- Radiation
- Advection
Exercising the two primary types of heat transfer analysis
- Steady-state
- Transient
Defining thermal materials
- Constant properties
- Variable and nonlinear properties
- Built in thermal material properties database
- User defined material poperties database
Describing and applying available element types and options
- 1D Conductive or advective
- 2D Planar
- 2D Axisymmetric
- 3D Solid and shell
Defining heat transfer loads and boundary condition that are either constant or variable for
- Temperatures
- Heat fluxes
- Volumetric heat sources
- Nodal sources
- Convection heat transfer coefficients
- Contact heat transfer coefficients
- Advective flows
- Thermally radiating surfaces
Programming user supplied subroutines to
- Customize a solution, output, or runtime computation
- Access solution parameters and model properties during runtime
Using the built in hydraulic network solver and its associated element and boundary definitions. Accessing and customizing control parameters
- Define solution type
- Define converge and performance criteria
- Optimize viewfactor computation speed and size