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070BME613 Assignment Report

The document is a lab report submitted by Bidhan Ghimire to the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Tribhuvan University Institute of Engineering Pulchowk Campus. It presents the results of a finite element method analysis of heat transfer through a three-part thermal system.

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070BME613 Assignment Report

The document is a lab report submitted by Bidhan Ghimire to the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Tribhuvan University Institute of Engineering Pulchowk Campus. It presents the results of a finite element method analysis of heat transfer through a three-part thermal system.

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TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY

INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING
PULCHOWK CAMPUS
PULCHOWK, LALITPUR

A
LAB REPORT
ON
FINITE ELEMENT METHOD

SUBMITTED TO:
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

SUBMITTED BY:
BIDHAN GHIMIRE
070/BME/613

12th July, 2017


Question No. 1:

Solution:
Here,
The problem deals with a thermal system where values of temperature at the boundaries are
known. Additionally, the thermal conductivities of the three portions and their lengths are known
as well. Following steps can be run in an ANSYS program in order to calculate the required values
of interface temperatures and heat flux:
1. Set the preference to Thermal by ticking the small box alongside the option. Click OK.
2. Under Preprocessor, go to Element Type and click Add/Edit/Delete. A new dialog box
appears. Click Add.

3. On the new dialog box, select the suitable element type (link: 3D conduction 33 in this
case). Click OK.
4. Under Preprocessor, go to Real Constants and click Add/Edit/Delete. A new dialog box
appears. Click Add. Set Real Constant No. as 1 and provide unit area i.e. 1 m2.

5. Under Preprocessor, go to Material Props and select Material Models. A new dialog box
appears. Under Thermal, select Conductivity and then click on Isotropic. In the new
dialog box, provide value of thermal conductivity of material number 1.
6. Similarly, add new models and provide thermal conductivity values for all. New Model
option is available under the Material tab.

7. Create nodes. The option is available under Modeling inside Preprocessor. Click on
Create, Nodes and then In Active CS. Enter 1 on the box alongside Node
number. Enter location of node 1. Click Apply. Similarly, enter node number as 2,
provide its coordinates, then 3 and so on. Click OK. Example:
8. Go to Element attributes under Preprocessor>>Modeling>>Create>>Elements. In the new
dialog box select 1 from the drop-down menu alongside Material number. Click OK.

9. Go to Auto Numbered under Preprocessor>>Modeling>>Create>>Elements and select


Thru Nodes. Click on the nodes constituting element with material property number 1
(nodes 1 and 2). Click OK.
10. Repeat steps 8 and 9 for remaining elements.
11. Go to Preprocessor>> Loads>> Define Loads>> Apply>> Thermal>> Temperature>> On
Nodes. Click the nodes with known temperature value, select TEMP on the new dialog
box, type the value of temperature and click OK.

12. Finally, solve the problem. Go to Solution>>Solve>>Current LS. Click OK.


Wait until the solution is done. This might take a few seconds. Click Close.

13. Go to General Postproc>>List Results. A number of solutions can be listed (percent error,
nodal solution, element solution etc.). In this case, select Nodal Solution. In the new dialog
box, click Nodal Temperature.
14. In order to find out the heat flux, select Nodal Loads under General Postproc>>List
Results. Click OK.
Hence,
Temperature at node 2 = 693.27 K = (693.27-273) C = 420.27 C
Temperature at node 3 = 394.36 K = (394.36-273) C = 121.36 C
Heat Flux through 8 cm section = 3986.7 watt/m2
Question No. 2:

Solution:
Here,
The problem deals with a thermal system where values of temperature at the boundaries are
known. Additionally, cross sectional area, thermal conductivities of the three portions and their
lengths are known as well. Following steps can be run in an ANSYS program in order to calculate
the required values of interface temperatures:
1. Set the preference to Thermal by ticking the small box alongside the option. Click OK.
2. Under Preprocessor, go to Element Type and click Add/Edit/Delete. A new dialog box
appears. Click Add.

3. On the new dialog box, select the suitable element type (link: 3D conduction 33 in this
case). Click OK.
4. Under Preprocessor, go to Real Constants and click Add/Edit/Delete. A new dialog box
appears. Click Add. Set Real Constant No. as 1 and provide given area i.e. 0.1 m2.

5. Under Preprocessor, go to Material Props and select Material Models. A new dialog box
appears. Under Thermal, select Conductivity and then click on Isotropic. In the new
dialog box, provide value of thermal conductivity of material number 1.
Similarly, add new models and provide thermal conductivity values for all. New Model option
is available under the Material tab.
6. Create nodes. The option is available under Modeling inside Preprocessor. Click on
Create, Nodes and then In Active CS. Enter 1 on the box alongside Node
number. Enter location of node 1. Click Apply. Similarly, enter node number as 2,
provide its coordinates, then 3 and so on. Click OK. Example:

7. Go to Element attributes under Preprocessor>>Modeling>>Create>>Elements. In the new


dialog box select 1 from the drop-down menu alongside Material number. Click OK.
8. Go to Auto Numbered under Preprocessor>>Modeling>>Create>>Elements and select
Thru Nodes. Click on the nodes constituting element with material property number 1
(nodes 1 and 2). Click OK.

9. Repeat steps 7 and 8 for remaining elements.


10. Go to Preprocessor>> Loads>> Define Loads>> Apply>> Thermal>> Temperature>> On
Nodes. Click the nodes with known temperature value, select TEMP on the new dialog
box, type the value of temperature and click OK.
11. Finally, solve the problem. Go to Solution>>Solve>>Current LS. Click OK.

Wait until the solution is done. This might take a few seconds. Click Close.
12. Go to General Postproc>>List Results. A number of solutions can be listed (percent error,
nodal solution, element solution etc.). In this case, select Nodal Solution. In the new dialog
box, click Nodal Temperature.

Hence,
Temperature at node 2 = 439.67 K = (439.67-273) C = 166.67 C
Temperature at node 3 = 506.33 K = (506.33-273) C = 233.33 C

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