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Author: John Singleton, Cornell University

Problem Specification
1. Pre-Analysis & Start-Up
2. Geometry
3. Mesh
4. Setup (Physics)
5. Solution
6. Results
7. Verification and Validation
Exercises

5. Solution

In this section several outputs will be specified before we have ANSYS solve.

Temperature

To specify the temperature as an output (Right Click) Solution > Insert > Thermal > Temperature, as shown below.

SimCafe > 2D Steady Conduction - Numerical Solution > InsTempRes_350.png

https://confluence.cornell.edu/download/attachments/146918518/InsTempRes_Full.png

Total Heat Flux

In order to have ANSYS solve for the Total Heat Flux, (Right Click) Solution > Insert > Thermal > Total Heat Flux, as shown below.

SimCafe > 2D Steady Conduction - Numerical Solution > InsTempRes_350.png

https://confluence.cornell.edu/download/attachments/146918518/InsTotHeatFlux_Full.png

Directional Heat Flux

In order to have ANSYS solve for the Directional Heat Flux, (Right Click) Solution > Insert > Thermal > Directional Heat Flux, as shown below.

SimCafe > 2D Steady Conduction - Numerical Solution > InsDirectHeatFlux_350.png

https://confluence.cornell.edu/download/attachments/146918518/InsDirectHeatFlux_Full.png

The default direction is set to x; however it can be changed within the "Details of of Directional Heat Flux" table.

Execute the Solver

In order to have ANSYS solve for the previously defined results (Click) Solve, SimCafe > 2D Steady Conduction - Numerical Solution > Solve_Button.png .

Save

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