2 Replies Latest reply on Sep 6, 2016 1:49 PM by Matt Gortner

2016 SP4 - heat power results are incorrect

Matt Gortner Aug 31, 2016 4:19 PM

SP4 appears to have broken heat power results. For one particular model, my power out is 11.66W when viewed with SP3. Using SP4, heat power out = 0.002787 W. Has anyone else observed this?

An SP4 SPR fix did something to affect heat power:

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SOLIDWORKS Simulation - Thermal Postprocessing: For List Heat Power, the default unit is always BTU/s no matter what unit system (SI, English, Metric) is selected in the options.

Re: 2016 SP4 - heat power results are incorrect

Jay Seaglar Sep 1, 2016 4:15 PM (in response to Matt Gortner)

Hello Matt,

Please contact your SOLIDWORKS Value Added Reseller (VAR) and ask your VAR to submit your files (if you are willing to share them) to SOLIDWORKS Technical Support for investigation. This may be related to a known issue that the SOLIDWORKS Simulation R&D team is already working on.
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Re: 2016 SP4 - heat power results are incorrect

Matt Gortner Sep 6, 2016 1:49 PM (in response to Matt Gortner)
From my VAR:

This is a critical case open with SOLIDWORKS right now that we were not aware of.
Being that this is a critical issue, I expect that it will be corrected quickly.
In the meantime, it is recommended that you revert to 2016 SP3 or simply multiply your results by the conversion factor of 4184.
For example, your heat power of 11.66 now shows a heat power of 0.002787.
0.002787*4184 = 11.66W
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