Tutorial conclusion: Thermal analysis

In this tutorial, you

• Created a Thermal study to determine the temperature of the radiator fins,

• Eliminated geometry that is irrelevant to the analysis, to reduce the analysis time

• Applied thermal loads to simulate the effect of 75 C water flowing through the pipes, and loss of heat to the environment

• Created a new simulation model with extended fins, to find a design that meets the temperature requirements

• Set up the analysis on the new simulation model in an identical manner to the first analysis, to ensure a direct comparison

• Compared and interpreted the results of the two thermal studies.

  

  Thermal analysis of original radiator model (left). Thermal analysis of simulation model with extended fins (right).