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Thermal Analysis of an Electrical Wire

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Learning Goals

In this tutorial, you will learn to:

• (e.g.: Determine the displacements and stresses in a bike crank using 3D FEA capabilities in ANSYS Mechanical)
• (e.g.: Verify the finite-element results from ANSYS by refining the mesh and also comparing with hand calculations)

Problem Specification

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AIM 18.2 

Problem Specification

For this demonstration we are asked to determine the centerline temperature, Tc, and surface temperature of a bare steel wire carrying a current, I, and having a resistance, R. The surface convection coefficient between the wire and the ambient air (at temperature Ta) is h.

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