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1. Select Model > Construction Geometry > Path.
2. Specify number of samples and end location of path as (1,0). Start location is (0,0) which is the default.
3. Rename path (optional).

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2. Plot Directional Heat Flux along Path

1. Solution > Thermal > Directional Heat Flux
2. Scope to Path
3. Specify Orientation i.e. direction as Y Axis.
4. Rename object in tree (optional) and then select Evaluate All Results

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3. Export Data to Excel

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Overall Heat Flux Crossing Boundary Surfaces

To integrate the heat flux along a boundary where temperature or convection is specified, drag the boundary condition in the tree to the Solution branch. This will add a "reaction" in the Solution Branch. Right click on this and select Evaluate All Results.

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The overall heat fluxes are reported as “reactions” at boundaries in ANSYS. This terminology comes from analogy with structural mechanics and is explained in the video below.

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Probe Temperature

The following video shows a couple of ways to probe the temperature in the solution domain. If the video doesn't appear below, try reloading the webpage.

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To get the value of the temperature at a particular location within the model, we need to:

1. Create a co-ordinate system centered at the particular location.
2. Insert a probe that uses this co-ordinate system
   This two-step process is covered in the video below which shows how to extract the temperature at the center of the model i.e. at x=0.5, y=1.

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