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Objectives:
a) Calculate the temperature distribution, using both FDM and FEM.
b) Calculate the Heat Flux vector for each point.
574
• The increasement of the refinement of the mesh allows the analysis of
573
the results to become more similar with reality;
Temperature (°C)
Temperature (°C)
572
121
• As more points exist on the mesh, the bigger the process time is;
571
570
• The difference between discretizations is more pronounced when
569
dealing with flows in both methods;
Element size (m) • This increase in considered points also approximates the results
120
3 2.25 1.5 0.75 0 obtained through the FDM and FEM, in temperature and flow terms.
Element size (m)
20/05/2022 Delphine Yvart | Eduardo Pereira | Helena Ferreira | Maria Pinto | Sara Alves | Tomás Miranda 1
Simulation of Technogical Processes – Thermal Problem 1
FDM
FEM
20/05/2022 Delphine Yvart | Eduardo Pereira | Helena Ferreira | Maria Pinto | Sara Alves | Tomás Miranda 2
Simulation of Technogical Processes – Thermal Problem 1
FDM
FEM
20/05/2022 Delphine Yvart | Eduardo Pereira | Helena Ferreira | Maria Pinto | Sara Alves | Tomás Miranda 3
Simulation of Technogical Processes – Thermal Problem 1
120 200
Temperature (°C)
Temperature (°C)
3 160 3
110
1.5 1.5
FDM 100
0.75
120
0.75
0.375 80 0.375
90 40
80 0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Length (m) Length (m)
130 Temperature along horizontal cross section (FEM) Temperature along vertical cross section (FEM)
240
120 200
Temperature (°C)
Temperature (°C)
160
110 3 3
FEM 1.5 1.5
120
0.75 0.75
100
0.375 80 0.375
90
40
80 0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Length (m) Length (m)
20/05/2022 Delphine Yvart | Eduardo Pereira | Helena Ferreira | Maria Pinto | Sara Alves | Tomás Miranda 4
Simulation of Technogical Processes – Thermal Problem 1
574
573
572
Temperature (°C)
Temperature (°C)
571
FDM FDM
121 570
FEM FEM
569
3 25 5 75 6
2. 1. 0. -1
3 E
6
5 00
98
9 20
4 08
.4
-4
120
3 2.25 1.5 0.75 0
Element size (m)
Element size (m)
20/05/2022 Delphine Yvart | Eduardo Pereira | Helena Ferreira | Maria Pinto | Sara Alves | Tomás Miranda 5
Simulation of Technological Processes – Thermal Problem 1
Objectives:
a) Calculate the temperature distribution, using both FDM and FEM.
b) Calculate the Heat Flux vector for each point.
574
• The increasement of the refinement of the mesh allows the analysis of
573
the results to become more similar with reality;
Temperature (°C)
Temperature (°C)
572
121 • As more points exist on the mesh, the bigger the process time is;
571
570
• The difference between discretizations is more pronounced when
569
dealing with flows in both methods;
Element size (m) • This increase in considered points also approximates the results
120
3 2.25 1.5 0.75 0 obtained through the MDF and MEF, in temperature and flow terms.
Element size (m)
20/05/2022 Delphine Yvart | Eduardo Pereira | Helena Ferreira | Maria Pinto | Sara Alves | Tomás Miranda 6