In the solve step, ANSYS will solve our boundary value problem numerically and obtain the temperature at each node. It is important to keep in mind that all other results are derived from the nodal temperatures through interpolation.
Before we hit Solve, we can tell ANSYS what results we would like to look at. ANSYS will extract these results from the nodal temperatures and report them. We could alternatively add in these results after we obtain the numerical solution. Below, we do the former and add in some result requests before hitting Solve.
To obtain the temperature distribution in the domain, (Right Click) Solution > Insert > Thermal > Temperature, as shown below.
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To obtain the distribution of the total heat flux magnitude in the domain, (Right Click) Solution > Insert > Thermal > Total Heat Flux, as shown below.
https://confluence.cornell.edu/download/attachments/146918518/InsTotHeatFlux_Full.png |
(Click) Solve, . ANSYS will:
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