Customer Training Material

W k h 2
Workshop

Heating
g Coil

ANSYS Mechanical
Heat Transfer

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Problem Description Customer Training Material

This model consists of a tungsten coil that is generating heat due to

electrical resistance. The load is simulated using internal heat
generation. We further assume the coil operates in a vacuum so the
only heat transfer
f mechanism is radiation.

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Units Setup Customer Training Material

Open Workbench and specify the unit system, Metric (kg, mm, s, C,
mA, N, mV).
Choose to Display Values in Project Units.

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Model Setup Customer Training Material

1. From the Workbench project

page toolbox, select a Steady
State Thermal analysis system.

2. Double click the Engineering

Data cell.

3. In the Engineering Data field

labeled Click here to add a
new material
material, enter:
Tungsten

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4. From the Engineering

Data toolbox drag and
drop Isotropic Thermal
Conductivity onto the
Tungsten cell.

5 E
5. Enter
t 0 0.118
118 W/
W/mm*C
*C iin th
the Isotropic
I t i
Thermal Conductivity field.

6. Return to Project

g click the Geometry

7. Right y cell and
import geometry
Heating_Coil_WS2.stp.

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8. Double click the Model cell to open

the Mechanical application.

9. Expand the Geometry branch and

assign the material Tungsten to the
part.

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Preprocessing Customer Training Material

10. Change the selection filter to body

selection.

11. In the graphics window, RMB > Select

All.

12. RMB > Insert > Internal Heat Generation.

Enter a magnitude = 0.02 W/mm3

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13. Change the selection filter to surface

selection.
14. Select one exterior surface (not one of
the ends of the coil).
15. Choose to Extend to Limits.
The status bar should indicate 3 faces
selected.

16. RMB > Insert > Radiation

17. In the radiation details enter:
Emissivity = 0.25
Ambient Temperature = 30 C
C
18. Solve

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Solution Customer Training Material

19. While the solution proceeds (or after its complete) review the
solution information. Change the solution output to Heat
Convergence.
Note although this was a steady state solution, the radiation boundary
condition makes it nonlinear as the convergence behavior shows. We
will discuss nonlinear solution options in the next chapter.

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Checking for a steady state condition we note:

Volume = 15978 mm3
Heat generation = 0.02 W/mm3
Total heat generation = 319.6 W

20. Drag and drop the Radiation boundary

condition onto the Solution branch.
This creates a reaction probe.
21. Evaluate results.
Note the calculated reaction,
reaction 324.9
324 9 W,
W is within
2% of the actual heat generation above.
Again, the next chapter details conditions and
controls that can affect nonlinear accuracy.
accuracy

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22. Add thermal results and evaluate.

Scoping to individual surfaces can allow more detailed results to be
viewed.

Note: mesh variations may cause differences between your

results and those shown here.

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