The complex geometry of a conformal cooling channel can be incorporated into a Cool (FEM) analysis.
The more traditional beam element cooling systems utilized in most cooling analyses do not adequately model conformal cooling channels which closely follow the contours of a part. A CAD model of the conformal cooling channel can be imported into the study and used in a Cool (FEM) analysis.
Any study can have more than one cooling channel, with individual cooling channels having either a conformal or beam element configuration. An individual cooling channel cannot be comprised of a mixture of channel types. Sections of a conformal cooling channel that have a beam-like appearance must still be modeled within a CAD package and treated as a 3D Channel. Bubblers and Baffles within a conformal cooling channel must also be modeled within the CAD package.
Conformal cooling only uses Cool (FEM) analysis sequences, including transient cool analyses. Only parts that use Dual Domain or 3D mesh types can be analyzed with the 3D conformal cooling channels.