Basic Heat Transfer

There are several variations of heat transfer analyses that can be performed using Autodesk Simulation CFD. Some of these can occur together in the same analysis. For example, in most electronics analyses, heat is conducted through solid objects as well as convected by the flow.

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Mathematical foundation

Example of Forced Convection Heat Transfer

Example of External Natural Convection

Example of Internal Natural Convection

For details about each heat transfer mode: