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Re: Numerical Difficulties - Thermal Loads
Bill McEachern Oct 24, 2017 5:00 PM (in response to Ian Deller)If it was me I would switch to the sparse solver and if the model is large use the draft or first order elements - they are fine for heat transfer. If the sparse craps out then you have a modeling error.
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Re: Numerical Difficulties - Thermal Loads
Ian Deller Oct 25, 2017 8:05 AM (in response to Bill McEachern)Thank you for the speedy response.
I used the sparse solver and the simulation was able to complete, but the results are definitely not what I expected/believe. All of the heat producing elements are in the quadrillion degrees Celsius while other elements are in the negative trillion degrees Celsius. The model does not show any heat transfer from the heat sources to the surrounding mass.
Interesting note: 2 of the heat sources are showing up as a large negative temperature. They are in a group of other identical heat sources. 4 of the 6 heat sources are showing as a large positive temperature, but these 2 are showing as large negative temperatures.
I'm sure I have something set up improperly. Any ideas where I should start to check?
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Re: Numerical Difficulties - Thermal Loads
Bill McEachern Oct 25, 2017 11:06 AM (in response to Ian Deller)high temperatures usually indicate that things are not touching - no path to remove the heat - so your components are not touching even though you think they are. You can check in the interference detection tool by toggling on the treat coincidence as interference. Fix those and run it again and see what you get.
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Re: Numerical Difficulties - Thermal Loads
Ian Deller Oct 25, 2017 3:22 PM (in response to Bill McEachern)You hit the nail on the head again.
There are a few missing interferences that I will clear up. I'm considering creating a simplified model with cubes instead of detailed chips with all of the connectors modeled. This should make tracking down all the interferences more manageable.
Thanks for all your help.
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Re: Numerical Difficulties - Thermal Loads
Bill McEachern Oct 25, 2017 4:12 PM (in response to Ian Deller)blocks are the way to go. Export the model as a parasolid, fix all the components and then you can make new configurations of blocks and then they are stay in the same positions. Of course you have to fix all the non coincidences but hey it is sometime easier than dealing with all the feature and mate overhead, especially when you start simplifying. Depends on the model.
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