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00.Overview

The cooling by natural convection (steady-state analysis) is solved in this tutorial.
A heat source is placed on a substrate and the substrate is placed in the air.

 

Analysis Space

Setting Item	Setting
Analysis Space	3D
Model Unit	mm

 

Analysis Condition

Setting Item	Setting
Analysis Type	Steady-state analysis

 

Model

The substrate (VOL1) and the heat source (VOL2) are created as solid body box, and the heat quantity is defined in the body attribute of VOL2.

Natural convection is set on the model surface (outer boundary).

 

Results

The Gradation Contour of Temperature

 

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Analysis Flow

Title

00.Overview

01.Create a New Project

02.Create a Model

03.Set the Analysis Conditions

04.Set the Body Attributes and the Material Properties

05.Set the Boundary Conditions

06.Run the Mesher and the Solver

07.Show the Results

08.Save the Project