ME455/555IntrotoFiniteElementAnalysisWinter10Abaqus/CAEHeatTransferTutorial

Abaqus/CAE(ver.6.9)HeatTransferTutorial
ProblemDescription

ThethinLshapedpartshownaboveisexposedtoatemperatureof20oConthetwosurfacesoftheinnercorner,and
120oConthetwosurfacesoftheoutercorner.Aheatfluxof10W/m2isappliedtothetopsurface.Treatthe
remainingsurfacesasinsulated.

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AnalysisSteps
1. StartAbaqusandchoosetocreateanewmodeldatabase
2. InthemodeltreedoubleclickonthePartsnode(orrightclickonpartsandselectCreate)

3. IntheCreatePartdialogbox(shownabove)namethepartand
a. Select3D
b. SelectDeformable
c. SelectShell
d. SelectPlanar
e. Setapproximatesize=20
f. ClickContinue
4. Createthegeometryshownbelow(notdiscussedhere)

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5. DoubleclickontheMaterialsnodeinthemodeltree

a. Namethenewmaterialandgiveitadescription
b. ClickontheThermaltabConductivity
c. Definethethermalconductivity(useSIunits)
i. WARNING:TherearenopredefinedsystemofunitswithinAbaqus,sotheuserisresponsible
forensuringthatthecorrectvaluesarespecified
d. ClickOK

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6. DoubleclickontheSectionsnodeinthemodeltree
a. NamethesectionShellPropertiesandselectShellforthecategoryandHomogeneousforthetype
b. ClickContinue
c. Selectthematerialcreatedabove(Steel)andsetthethicknessto1
d. ClickOK

7. ExpandthePartsnodeinthemodeltree,expandthenodeofthepartjustcreated,anddoubleclickon
SectionAssignments
a. SelectthesurfacegeometryintheviewportandpressDoneinthepromptarea
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b. Selectthesectioncreatedabove(ShellProperties)
c. ClickOK

8. ExpandtheAssemblynodeinthemodeltreeandthendoubleclickonInstances
a. SelectDependentfortheinstancetype
b. ClickOK

9. Inthemodeltree,undertheexpandedAssemblynode,doubleclickonSets
a. NamethesetOutsideTemp
b. ClickContinue
c. Ontheselectiontoolbar,fromthedropdownmenuselectEdges
d. Selectthetwosurfacesontheoutsideofthecorner(leftandbottomedges)intheviewportandpress
Doneinthepromptarea

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e. CreateanothersetnamedInsideTemp
f. SelectthetwosurfacesontheinsideofthecornerintheviewportandpressDoneinthepromptarea
10. Inthemodeltree,undertheexpandedAssemblynode,doubleclickonSurfaces
a. NamethesurfaceHeatFlux
b. ClickContinue
c. SelectthesurfaceintheviewportandpressDoneinthepromptarea
d. ChoosetheBrownside

11. DoubleclickontheStepsnodeinthemodeltree
a. Namethestep,settheproceduretoGeneral,andselectHeatTransfer
b. ClickContinue
c. Givethestepadescription
d. SetthereponsetoSteadystate
e. ClickOK

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12. DoubleclickontheBCsnodeinthemodeltree
a. NametheboundaryconditionedOutsideTempandselectTemperatureforthetype
b. ClickContinue

c. InthepromptareaclickontheSetsbutton
d. SelectthesetnamedOutsideTemp
e. ClickContinue

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f. Setthemagnitudeto293
g. ClickOK

h. RepeattheprocedurefortheinsidetemperatureusingthesetnamedInsideTemp,setthemagnitude
to393
13. DoubleclickontheLoadsnodeinthemodeltree
a. NametheloadHeatFluxandselectSurfaceheatfluxasthetype
b. ClickOK

c. SelectsurfacenamedHeatFlux
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d. Forthemagnitudeenter10
e.

f. Notethatanyedgeorsurfacewithoutaboundaryconditionorloadaretreatedasinsulated
14. ExpandthePartsnodeinthemodeltree,expandthenodeoftheBracketpart,anddoubleclickonMesh
15. InthetoolboxareaclickontheAssignElementTypeicon
a. SelectStandardforelementtype
b. SelectLinearforgeometricorder
c. SelectHeatTransferforfamily
d. Notethatthenameoftheelement(DS4)anditsdescriptionaregivenbelowtheelementcontrols
e. ClickOK

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16. InthetoolboxareaclickontheAssignMeshControlsicon
a. ChangetheelementshapetoQuad
b. ChangethealgorithmtoMedialaxistoproduceamoreuniformmeshforthisgeometry

17. InthetoolboxareaclickontheSeedParticon
a. Settheapproximateglobalsizeto5
b. ClickOK

18. InthetoolboxareaclickontheMeshParticon

19. InthemodeltreedoubleclickontheJobnode
a. NamethejobHeatFlux
b. ClickContinue
c. Givethejobadescriptionandacceptalldefaultparameters
d. ClickOK
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20. Inthemodeltreerightclickonthejobjustcreated(HeatFlux)andselectSubmit
WhileAbaqusissolvingtheproblemrightclickonthejobsubmitted(HeatFlux),andselectMonitor

IntheMonitorwindowcheckthattherearenoerrorsorwarnings.Ifthereareerrors,
investigatethecause(s)beforeresolving

21. Inthemodeltreerightclickonthesubmittedandsuccessfullycompletedjob
(HeatFlux),andselectResults

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22. Tochangetheoutputbeingdisplayed,inthemenubarclick
onResultsFieldOutput
a. SelectNT11Nodaltemperatureatnodes
b. ClickOK

23. Displaythecontourofthetemperatures
a. InthetoolboxareaclickonthePlotContourson
DeformedShapeicon

24. Todeterminethetemperaturevalues,fromthemenubarclickToolsQuery
a. ChangetheprobeoptiontoNodes
b. ChecktheboxeslabeledNodeIDandNT11
c. Intheviewportmouseoverthenodeofinterest
d. WhendoneclickCancel

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