A study can have more than one cooling channel, with individual cooling channels having either conformal or beam element configuration. Conformal cooling channels should be modeled within a CAD package and imported as 3D channels.
Model your conformal cooling channels in a CAD package, such as Autodesk Inventor.
- Import your part CAD representation and mesh it either as Solid 3D or Dual Domain.
- Select an analysis sequence that includes Cool (FEM).
- Define an injection location.
- Model any beam element cooling systems that are included in the design.
- Click
(). - Navigate to the location where you saved your conformal cooling channel file.
- Select the appropriate file type from the drop-down box, select your file, then click Open.