4 Replies Latest reply on Jun 3, 2011 9:18 AM by Anthony Botting

Is it possible to simulate the heat exchange of a air cooled water radiator?

Bela Bessenyei Jun 2, 2011 7:47 AM

Hello There,

I would like to know that is it possible to simulate the accurate heat transfer/exchange with temperatures of a air cooled water raditor, including solids (not just surfaces) with material setups, like copper aluminum etc.

Basically I would like to simulate a whole circle of cpu cooling.

Thank you!

Re: Is it possible to simulate the heat exchange of a air cooled water radiator?

Anthony Botting Jun 2, 2011 11:48 PM (in response to Bela Bessenyei)

Hi Bela; yes, you can do that with Flow Simulation. There is a tutorial (Tutorial 3- Heat Exchanger) in the path: C:\Program Files\SolidWorks Corp\SolidWorks Flow Simulation\Examples\Tutorial 3 - Heat Exchanger. It has two fluids separated by solids. One of the fluids can be a gas, and the other a liquid. Hope that helps. -Tony
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  Glen D'Mello Jun 3, 2011 12:01 AM (in response to Anthony Botting)
  
  Hi Anthony; this benchmark works very well. Also I had tried making very fine mesh with other iterations. This particular task is getting done properly by Flow simulation.\
  
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  Bela Bessenyei Jun 3, 2011 3:05 AM (in response to Anthony Botting)
  
  Hej thanks for the answer!
  I was just looking into the possiblities, so I would like to ask, that what version of SolidWorks you need to have with which modules in order to work with this type of simulation? Is there a trial version?
  Thanks you!
  
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    Anthony Botting Jun 3, 2011 9:18 AM (in response to Bela Bessenyei)
    
    HI Bela: You can use SolidWorks and a product called "SolidWorks Flow Simulation", as long as the versions are matched (i.e., "SolidWorks 2010" and "SolidWorks Flow Simulation 2010"). There is a trial version but you have to ask your VAR for it, to get a timed key. I believe the key will last for 30 days (but it might be 15 days). I hope that helps! Tony
    
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