* TDiff 6.0 Script (Field Precision) * File: ThermalFlux.TIN * Date: 10/08/2008 * Time: 09:13:50 * ---- CONTROL ---- Mesh = ThermalFlux Mode = TVar Geometry = Cylin DUnit = 1.0000E+02 TMax = 1.0100E+01 DtMin = 5.0000E-05 DtMax = 1.0000E-02 * ---- REGIONS ---- * Region 1: FLUXSURFACE Cond(1) = 2.1000E+02 Cp(1) = 9.0000E+02 Dens(1) = 2.7000E+03 Source(1) = 2.4300E+07 * Region 2: ALUMINUM Cond(2) = 2.1000E+02 Cp(2) = 9.0000E+02 Dens(2) = 2.7000E+03 Source(2) = 2.4300E+07 * ---- DIAGNOSTICS ---- SetTime = 1.0000E+01 History = 0.0000E+00 0.0000E+00 History = 0.0000E+00 2.5000E+00 EndFile ----- ANALYSIS ---- Calculations: aluminum sphere of radius 5.0 cm k = 210 W/m2-degK rho = 2700 kg/m3 Cp = 900 J/kg-degK V (volume) = 5.236E-4 m3 S (surface area) = 3.1416E-2 m2 M (mass) = 1.4137 kg Q (total energy added) M*Cp*(dT/dt) = Q For 100 degC temperature rise in 10 s, need Q = 1.2723E4 W 1) Volumetric source: Q/V = 2.430E7 W/m3 2) External thermal flux: Q/S = 4.0498 W/m2 3) Equivalent volumetric source in a layer of thickness 0.001 m: 4.0489E8 W/m3 ----------------------------------------------- Setup for a uniform volumetric source * Region 1: FLUXSURFACE Cond(1) = 2.1000E+02 Cp(1) = 9.0000E+02 Dens(1) = 2.7000E+03 Source(1) = 2.4300E+07 * Region 2: ALUMINUM Cond(2) = 2.1000E+02 Cp(2) = 9.0000E+02 Dens(2) = 2.7000E+03 Source(2) = 2.4300E+07 ----------------------------------------------- Setup for a specified thermal flux * Region 1: FLUXSURFACE Cond(1) = 2.1000E+02 Cp(1) = 9.0000E+02 Dens(1) = 2.7000E+03 Source(1) = 4.0498E8 * Region 2: ALUMINUM Cond(2) = 2.1000E+02 Cp(2) = 9.0000E+02 Dens(2) = 2.7000E+03