A CAD-Based Tool for FDM and FEM Radiation and Conduction Modeling 981577
Thermal engineering has long been left out of the concurrent engineering environment dominated by CAD (computer aided design) and FEM (finite element method) software. Current tools attempt to force the thermal design process into an environment primarily created to support structural analysis, which results in inappropriate thermal models. As a result, many thermal engineers either build models “by hand” or use geometric user interfaces that are separate from and have little useful connection, if any, to CAD and FEM systems.
This paper describes the development of a new thermal design environment called the Thermal Desktop. This system, while fully integrated into a neutral, low cost CAD system, and which utilitizes both FEM and FD methods, does not compromise the needs of the thermal engineer. Rather, the features needed for concurrent thermal analysis are specifically addressed by combining traditional parametric surface based radiation and FD based conduction modeling with CAD and FEM methods. The use of flexible and familiar temperature solvers such as SINDA/FLUINT is retained.
Citation: Panczak, T., Ring, S., and Welch, M., "A CAD-Based Tool for FDM and FEM Radiation and Conduction Modeling," SAE Technical Paper 981577, 1998, https://doi.org/10.4271/981577. Download Citation
Author(s):
Tim Panczak, Steve Ring, Mark Welch
Affiliated:
Cullimore and Ring Technologies
Pages: 12
Event:
International Conference On Environmental Systems
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
SAE 1998 Transactions - Journal of Aerospace-V107-1
Related Topics:
CAD, CAM, and CAE
Design processes
Simulation and modeling
Human machine interface (HMI)
Finite element analysis
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