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Ch1 Intro Heat Transfer Basics

This document introduces heat transfer basics and thermal analysis. It defines heat transfer as the exchange of thermal energy between systems due to temperature differences. The three fundamental modes of heat transfer are conduction, convection, and radiation. Thermal analysis is used to study how material properties change with temperature and can be divided into steady state or transient analysis. Common heat transfer solutions include linear/nonlinear steady state and transient thermal analysis.

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Ch1 Intro Heat Transfer Basics

This document introduces heat transfer basics and thermal analysis. It defines heat transfer as the exchange of thermal energy between systems due to temperature differences. The three fundamental modes of heat transfer are conduction, convection, and radiation. Thermal analysis is used to study how material properties change with temperature and can be divided into steady state or transient analysis. Common heat transfer solutions include linear/nonlinear steady state and transient thermal analysis.

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Chapter 1

Introduction to Heat Transfer Basics


Introduction to Heat Transfer Mechanisms

What is Heat Transfer?

• Heat transfer is the exchange of thermal


energy between physical systems, depending
on the temperature and pressure,
by dissipating heat.

• It always occurs from a region of high


temperature to another region of lower
temperature.
Introduction to Heat Transfer Mechanisms

What is Thermal Analysis?

• Thermal analysis is a branch


of materials science where
the properties of materials
are studied as they change
with temperature

• The fundamental modes of


heat transfer are
conduction or diffusion, con
vection and radiation
Practical applications: Engine, Radiator, Exhaust System, Heat
exchangers, Power plants, Satellite design etc.
Introduction to Heat Transfer Mechanisms
According to the types of FEA Methods, Thermal Analysis may be divided into two categories:

1. Steady State Thermal Analysis


2. Transient Thermal Analysis

There are many heat transfer solutions supported in OptiStruct:

• Linear steady state thermal analysis


• Nonlinear steady state thermal analysis
• Sequentially coupled thermal-structural analysis
• Linear transient thermal analysis
• Nonlinear transient thermal analysis
• One step transient thermal Stress analysis
• Contact-based thermal analysis
Introduction to Heat Transfer Mechanisms
Heat transfer is the exchange of thermal energy between physical systems

There are three fundamental physical heat transfer modes


• Conduction – heat transfer between objects in contact
• Convection – heat transfer between an object and its environment due to fluid motion
• Radiation – heat transfer by the emission of electromagnetic radiation
Solver Specific Definitions
- OptiStruct -
Thermal Bulk Data Cards: MAT4 Parameters

The MAT4 card defines constant thermal material properties for isotropic materials

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
MAT4 MID K CP RHO H HGEN

Where:
Material identification number. Can be shared with structural material properties (MAT1,
MID
MAT2, MAT8, MAT9, and MGASK)
K Thermal conductivity
CP Heat capacity per unit mass (specific heat)
RHO Density
H Free convection heat transfer coefficient
Heat generation capability used with QVOL entries. HGEN is the scale factor and QVOL is
HGEN
the power generated per unit volume, Pin = volume * HGEN * QVOL
Thermal Bulk Data Cards: MAT5 Parameters

The MAT5 card defines constant thermal material properties for anisotropic materials

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
MAT5 MID KXX KXY KXZ KYY KYZ KZZ CP
RHO HGEN

Where:

Material identification number. Can be shared with structural material properties (MAT1,
MID
MAT2, MAT8, MAT9, and MGASK)
Kij Thermal conductivity matrix values
CP Heat capacity per unit mass (specific heat)
RHO Density
Heat generation capability used with QVOL entries. HGEN is the scale factor and QVOL is
HGEN
the power generated per unit volume, Pin = volume * HGEN * QVOL
Thermal Bulk Data Cards: MATT4 Parameters

The MATT4 card defines temperature-dependent material properties for the corresponding MAT4 bulk
data entry fields via TABLEMi entries

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
MATT4 MID T(K)

Where:

Material identification number. Can be shared with structural material properties


MID
(MAT1, MAT2, MAT8, MAT9, and MGASK)
T(K) Temperature-dependent thermal conductivity TABLEMi ID number

Tip: Constant thermal conductivity defined in MAT4 is multiplied by this tabular function to generate
temperature dependent thermal conductivity. If T(K) field is blank or zero, the constant thermal
conductivity defined in MAT4 is used.

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