MTD2001: FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS FOR HEAT TRANSFER 3-0-03
Structure of the Course
Lecture: 3 hrs/ Week Credits: 3 Internal Continuous Assessment: 40 Marks End Semester Examination: 60 Marks Course Objectives To impart an awareness regarding various types of equations and their methods of solving To analyse a given situation to find out the temperature profiles and rate of heat transfer Learning Outcomes The students will be capable of analyzing theoretically any heat transfer problems by using FEM Module I Review of the fundamentals of the three modes of heat transfer. Governing differential equations. Initial and boundary conditions. Review of the numerical techniques for the solution of matrix equations. Basic concepts of Finite Element method. Mesh generation - Types of elements, Node numbering scheme. Interpolation polynomials. Finite element equations and element characteristic matrices. Variational approach, Galerkin approach. Assembly of element matrices. Solution of finite element system of equations. Module II Steps involved in a thermal analysis. Analysis of linear and nonlinear conduction problems in steady and transient hea t transfer.1D, 2D and 3D analysis with simple examples. Axisymmetric heat transfer. Finite element solution in the time domain. Effects of convection in heat transfer- advection-diffusion. Analysis of heat transfer problems with radiation. Module III Concepts of adaptive heat transfer analysis. Implementation of the adaptive procedure. Computer programming and implementation of FEM. Introduction to general purpose FEM packages.