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Educational Objectives
FEA Background
Problem Description
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Using SolidWorks to Create a 3-D Model
Creating a Thermal Study using SolidWorks Simulation
Defining the Material Properties
Defining the Thermal Boundary Conditions
Meshing the Model and Running the Study
Post-Processing the Results to Find:
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Given:
Ly
T , h
Ts
Lx
T = 30C
h = 50 W/m2C
Ts = 200C
Lx = 40 cm
Ly = 60 cm
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3. Click OK
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selecting the
Sketch tab
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Rectangle icon
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Front Plane
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rectangle by
selecting the Smart
Dimension icon
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1. Load SolidWorks
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10. Click OK
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Right-click on New
Category and select New
Material (note that this
new material will be
labeled Default)
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Click Close
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Select Temperature
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temperature of these
surfaces (200C) and
click the green
checkmark
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Right-click on Mesh
under the Study
Manager and select
Mesh and Run
A solver status window
will briefly appear for
this fast steady-state
study; note the elapsed
time
Note that a Results
folder is created in the
Study Manager with
the thermal results and
a temperature plot of
the object is displayed
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Right-click on
Thermal1 under the
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select Edit
Definition
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window will appear
where you can select
the temperature units
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The temperature
distribution throughout
the bar appears along
with the temperature
scale; this scale can
be changed to decimal
form (instead of
scientific) by doubleclicking on the scale
and changing the
Number Format
under the Chart
Options window that
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Right-click on Thermal1
under the Results folder
and select Probe
A Probe Result window
will appear; if you select
a location on the object,
the x, y, z coordinates,
node number, and
temperature at that
location will appear
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Exercise #1
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Exercise #2
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Acknowledgement
This work is partially supported by the National
Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate
Education grant, Transforming Undergraduate
Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics (TUES) Phase 2; Award Numbers:
1023034 and 1023064
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