Creating cooling channels manually

Cooling channels can be created either manually or using the Cooling Circuit Wizard

To model a cooling circuit manually, you must create the beams which make up your cooling circuit, assign their properties (different sections of the circuit may be different diameters), mesh the channels and assign coolant inlets.

1. Create the curves which describe the desired cooling circuit layout.
2. Select the desired curve(s).
3. Click Geometry tab > Properties panel > Assign. The Assign Property dialog appears.
4. Click New and select Channel from the drop-down list. The Channel dialog appears.
5. Select the properties as needed.
6. Click OK twice to close all dialogs.
7. Continue to assign properties to all channels. Sections which extend outside the mold may be assigned as Hose (heat transfer effectiveness=0).
   Note: The cooling channels must now be meshed. For Cool (FEM), this should be done when you mesh the mold.