DEPARTMENT OF

METALLURGICAL & MATERIALS ENGINEERING

METE443
Multi-Physics Modeling in Materials Science and Engineering
by Assoc. Prof. Caner Şimşir

HW 4
by Büşra Özge İLME / 2236438

Submission Date: 26.12.2022

Question 1
a) The integral average thermal properties in the quenching temperature interval is calculated as
written below.
 b) After calculating the integral average thermal properties such as thermal conductivity, specific heat
capacity and density the related numbers are inserted in Mathcad program like shown below. Also, R
is according to student number which is 10 + A + B, so in this case R is 21 mm. (student
number:2236438)

Figure 1: Inserted Numbers on Mathcad Program

After inserting related numbers, the Biot number is calculated by Mathcad program as 0.059. This
number is smaller than 0.1 which means the problem is thermally simple and can be solved
approximately by the “Lumped Heat Capacity” approach.

Figure 2: Biot Number Calculated by Mathcad

c) After 400 seconds, it becomes below 20.1°C. The red line is for the core which cools slower, blue one
is surface cooling raster. Green represents Lumped Heat Capacitance. Maximum cooling rate is where
derivative of LHC is zero which is near the beginning.
 Figure 3: Temperature-Time Curves

f) To setup a transient thermal analysis the quarter of the cylinder is introduced with below
divisions and bias factor. Layer mesh is used which considers bias factor. The numbers are
chosen such that there are no elements that the aspect ratio is far from one.
 Figure 4: Meshing Step

There are 714 elements which is smaller than 1000 as requested.

Figure 5: Element Number

Also, quad (4) elements are chosen, since there are 8 nodes which is very useful for thermal analysis.

After that, boundary conditions are defined as below.

 Figure 6: Boundary Conditions of Simulation

g) To show the temperature and cooling rate histories of the surface and core path plot is used. Firstly,
below nodes are selected to plot the graph from these nodes.

Figure 7: Selected Nodes

These nodes are selected to see the change in core and the surface of the cylinder. Resulting graph is
plotted at for some increments to see the change in temperature.
Figure 8: Temperature Change at 0th Increment

Figure 9: Temperature Change at 5th Increment

Figure 10: Temperature Change at 30th Increment

Figure 11: Temperature Change at 60th Increment

 Figure 12: Temperature Change at 76th Increment

Figure 13: Temperature Change at 86th Increment

The same steps are done for the surface which the selected nodes are shown below.
 Figure 14: Surface Node Path

Figure 15: Temperature Change at 0th Increment

At 0th increment it is the same with first situation.

 Figure 16: Temperature Change at 5th Increment

At 5th increment it can be said that it is cooled faster than the first situation.

Figure 17: Temperature Change at 30th Increment

At 30th increment the temperature is lower.

Figure 18: Temperature Change at 60th Increment

Figure 19: Temperature Change at 76th Increment

Lastly, at the 86th increment where the simulation stops.