Conjugate Heat Transfer in SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation, Step-by-Step

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Conjugate Heat Transfer in SOLIDWORKS Flow

Simulation, Step-by-Step
Posted by Terence Woo on August 18, 2014 in: SOLIDWORKS Simulation
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In this video and blog, we take a look at a conjugate heat transfer problem with both convection and
conduction using SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation
(http://www.hawkridgesys.com/products/solidworks-flow-simulation/).

Here are the steps used to set up the analysis.

Flow Simulation is a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tool that operates directly inside of
SOLIDWORKS. Youll need both SOLIDWORKS
(http://www.hawkridgesys.com/products/solidworks/) and SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation installed,
with the Flow Simulation add-in enabled, to follow along with this guide.

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The first step is to get the geometry ready. For this cold plate, lids are needed at both ends of the
cooling tube. This allows the inside of the tube to be defined as a separate internal fluid volume.

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Next, I ll create the Flow Simulation project using the Wizard. From the Flow Simulation menu, Ill
select Project, Wizard. Ill name the project Conjugate Heat Transfer and choose to use the
current configuration.

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Ill set my unit system as S m

and change the unit for temperature to

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The analysis type is ternal because we want to consider the air surrounding the model. Ill turn on
eat conduction in olid and ra it , and confirm that com onent
m
is the correct
direction and value for this analysis.

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ir a e and e ri erant
eal a e are pre-defined and can be added as the project
fluids. Ill make sure that the checkboxes are set so that ir a e is the e ault Fluid.

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luminum is pre-defined under Metal and can be set as the default solid.

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I can accept the default value of

micrometer for ou

ne

and assume smooth walls.

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And Ill accept the default values for the initial conditions.

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Result resolution
Minimum gap size
0.000889 m

Computational Domain

3
Minimum wall thickness
Finish

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0.007874 m

Edit Definition

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nsert Fluid u domain

Refrigerant R 3 Real ases
hermod namic arameters

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Fluid u domains

0 3

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oundar Conditions
oundar Condition

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nsert
nlet Mass Flow

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tatic
ressure

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eneration Rate
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Flow imulation
eat

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Insert Global Goals

Temperature (Solid)

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Goals
Temperature (Fluid)

Max

Run
Solve

Run

Cut Plots
Insert
Temperature Contours

0.0275 m

Top Plane

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