240782 ‐ Heat Transfer Academic year 2022/2023

GR 10. Prof. E. Velo Spring Semester

Contents Problems Day
T3 NUMERICAL METHODS (STATIONARY and TRANSITORY STATE) 8H
D11 The Heat Diffusion Equation 21/03/2023
Initial Conditions and Boundary Conditions.
Simplifications. Applicability to ideal solids.
Advantages and disadvantages of analytical solutions compared to numerical
ones.
The Energy Balance Method
Discretization in space and time: domains, nodes and intervals. Substitution of
derivatives for differences. Discretization criteria. Steady‐state averaged domain
heat balance.
Calculation of conductances in Cartesian coordinates. Conductances betwe
domain nodes with different properties.
D12 Steady‐state problems solved with numerical methods. 23/03/2023
Solving the system of equations. Matrix method.
Conductances between domain nodes with different properties. Radiation
conductances. System resolution with variable conductances.
Cylindrical coordinates
Example 3.1. Straight fin Ex. 3.1
Problem 3.1. Electric wire Pr. 3.1
Problem 3.3 Chip refrigerated with water channels Pr. 3.3
D13 Transitional regime problems solved with numerical methods. 28/03/2023
Explicit, implicit and mixed method
Advantages and disadvantages.
Oscillation and instability of the results.
Explicit method resolution methodology.
D14 Midterm exam preparation 30/03/2023
Midterm exam: April 7, 2022 MTE 2122q2
Q218 Circular chips & cylindrical fin Q218
D15 Solving exercises with ANSYS 18/04/2023
Introduction to ANSYS
Resolution with ANSYS of numerical exercises of complex geometries and with
boundary conditions extracted from the industrial environment.
Numerical Methods Exam 24/04/2023 18 h

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