Thermal solver features

The thermal solver solves steady state and transient heat transfer solutions. The solver is based on a finite element, finite volume formulation. It uses the conjugate gradient algorithm that employs a bi-conjugate gradient stabilized technique, with a pre-conditioning matrix. Because the solver utilizes the Newton-Raphson method for non-linear terms, it provides high performance for large, ill-conditioned systems. The solver also simulates diffuse radiative exchange with automatic view factor calculations for complex enclosures and shadowing surfaces.

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Advanced features

Coupled conduction, convection, and radiationThermal couplings for disjoint parts and assemblies including nonlinear thermal contact modelingMultiple radiation view factor calculation methods including the Hemicube method using graphics hardwareThermostats and heater modelingTemperature-dependent material properties, with phase changeTime-dependent and spatially-varying boundary conditionsAxisymmetric thermal analysisMapping and axisymmetric mapping of temperature and transverse heat gradient results to another thermal, flow, or structural model

Active heater controllersAdvanced thermo-optical propertiesMonte Carlo and advanced radiation optionsSolar heatingRadiative heat sourcesAblation and charring modelingConvection thermal couplingsArticulation and transient motionPeltier coolers, Joule heating, and electrical couplingHydraulic duct networksOpen architecture: user subroutines

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