WORKSHOP 1

STEADY STATE HEAT TRANSFER

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  Model Description
 In this Exercise, the following structure will be subjected to the
designated thermal (temperature and convective) loading and
analyzed to determine the steady-state temperature distribution.

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  Objective
 Demonstrate the use of thermal analysis with temperature loading.

 Required
 A file named Thermal_structural.ses in your working directory
(Ask your instructor for it if you don’t see it before starting.)

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  Suggested Exercise Steps
1. Create geometry by running the session file.
2. Create the temperature fields.
3. Create the material properties.
4. Create the Loads and BCs.
5. Submit the job to analysis.
6. Evaluate the results.

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 CREATE NEW DATABASE

2.00
d

MSC.Marc 
e
Open a new database. Name it Thermal  f
thermal_structural.db
a. File: New g
b. Enter thermal_structural.db
as the file name.
c. Click OK.
d. Enter 2.00 for the Model
Dimension.
e. Select MSC.Marc as the
Analysis Code. thermal_structural b
f. Select Thermal as the c
Analysis Type.
g. Click OK.

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 Step 1. Run the Provided Session File

a Thermal_structural
After clicking Apply, you
will see the model being
b constructed automatically
by the session file.

Create necessary geometry by

Thermal_structural.ses
playing the session file. c
a. File: Session / Play.
b. Select
Thermal_structural.ses.
c. Click Apply.

Your model should look like this.

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 Step 2. Fields: Create / Material Property / Tabular Input

Define temperature dependent

material property table for b conductivity field
conductivity.
a. Fields: Create / Material
Property / Tabular Input.
c
b. Enter conductivity field for
Field Name.
c. Select Temperature (T) for
Active Independent Variables. d
d. Click Input Data…
Enter the following values:
T Value
100 14.6538
To modify the content of a
600 22.6087
particular cell, first click on
1400 31.8197 e that cell, then type number
e. Click OK. in Input Scalar Data box
f. Click Apply.
and press Enter. f

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 Step 3. Materials: Create / Isotropic / Manual Input

Create the relevant material

properties for 17-4 pH stainless steel
a. Material: Create / Isotropic /
Manual Input. d
Conductivity_field
b. Enter Stainless 17-4 pH for
material name. stainless 17-4 pH b
c. Click Input Properties.
d. Click in Conductivity panel.
e. Select conductivity_field.
f. Click OK. e
g. Click Apply. c

stainless 17-4 pH
g

f
After you Apply you will see
“stainless_17-4_pH” in
Existing Materials panel.

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 Step 4. Properties: Create / 3D / Solid

Apply the steel properties to the

model
a. Properties: Create / 3D / Solid. Prop thermal
b
b. Enter Prop thermal for
Stainless 17-4 pH d
Property Set Name.
c. Click Input Properties.
d. Click in Material Name panel. c
e. Select Stainless_17-4_PH.
g
f. Click OK.
g. Click in the Select Members
panel.

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 Select all solids by pressing
and holding cursor to capture
the entire geometry

h. Select all solids with

the mouse.
i. Click Add. h
j. Click Apply.

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 Step 5. Loads/BCs: Create / Temp (Thermal) / Nodal

Create the temperature loading at

the fixed end faces.
a. Loads/BCs: Create / Temp
(thermal) / Nodal.
b. Enter left_edge for New Set
a
50 d
Name.
c. Click Input Data.
d. Enter 50 for Temperature.
e. Click OK. g
f. Click Select Application
Region.
g. Click in Select Geometry
Entities panel.
h. Select Surface or Face
picking icon. left_edge b

e
c

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 Face 1, 2, 3 @ 50°C
The geometry may need to be Face 4, 5, 6 @ 135°C Face 6
rotated in order to select the faces

Face 5
Face 4
i. Select Faces 1, 2, and 3. i
j. Click Add. Face 1
Face 2
k. Click OK. Face 3
left_edge
l. Click Apply.

left_edge

Solid 8.2 9.2 10.4

l
After clicking Apply, left_edge will
appear in Existing Sets window

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 Face 1, 2, 3 @ 50°C
Face 4, 5, 6 @ 135°C Face 6

f
Repeat steps a-l for a new
Face 5
temperature load. h Face 4
a. Enter right_edge for New set
Name. Face 1
b. Open Input Data form. Face 2
Face 3
c. Enter 135 for Temperature.
d. Click OK.
e. Open Select Application right_edge a
Region form. i
135 c
f. Click into Select Geometry
Entities panel.
g. Select faces 4, 5, and 6 for b
Geometry Entry.
e
h. Click Add.
i. Click OK.
j
j. Click –Apply-.

The viewport looks like this after

both temperature loads were
d applied at selected end surfaces

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 Step 6. Loads/BCs: Create / Convection / Element Uniform

Create the temperature loading at

the fixed end faces.
a. Create / Convection / Element a
Uniform.
20 d
b. Enter convection for New Set
Name. 30 e
c. Click Input Data.
d. Enter 20 for Convection.
e. Enter 30 for Ambient Temp.
f. Click OK.
g. Click Select Application
Region.

convection b

f
c
g

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 This picks the four larger
surfaces bounding the
central body when you use
the default picking options.

h. Click in Select Solids j

Faces panel.
i. Select Free face of solid
picking icon.
j. Select the four outer
middle bar surfaces by
partly enclosing them with
view corner picking.
k. Click Add.
l. Click OK.
m. Click -Apply-.

h
k
m
Solid 1:11:10.1 1:11:10.2
1:11:10.3 1:11:10.4

After clicking Add, the

selected solid will appear
in the Application Region
window as shown l
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 Step 7. Analysis: Analyze / Entire Model / Full Run

Submit the model for thermal

analysis.
a. Analysis: Analyze / Entire
Model / Full Run.
a
b. Enter thermal_job1 for Job
After clicking apply, thermal
Name.
will appear in the Available
c. Click Load Step Creation. Job Steps window along with
thermal d
d. Enter thermal for Job Step the “Default Static: Step”
Name.
e. Click Apply.
f. Click Cancel.

thermal_job1 b

c
e f

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 Make sure thermal is the only entry in the
Selected Job Steps window. If Default Static
Step shows up, remove it by clicking on it.

g. Click Load Step Selection.

h. Select thermal in Existing Job h
Steps window.
i. Deselect Default Static Step.
j. Click OK.
k. Click Apply.

j
Once the Analysis is launched, you can monitor
the progress of the job by looking at the
thermal_job1.out and thermal_job1.sts files.
g

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 a

Once the analysis is complete, read

the results back into the database.
a. Read Results / Result
Entities / Attach.
thermal_job1
c
b. Click Select Results File….
c. Select thermal_job1.t16.
d. Click OK.
e. Click Apply. d

b
e

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 Step 8. Results: Create / Quick Plot

a
b

Post process the results of the

thermal analysis.
a. Results: Create / Quick plot.
b. Click Reset Graphics.
c. Select Temperature, Nodal in
Select Fringe Result window.
d. Click Apply.
c

The steady state temperature d

distribution should look like
this in the viewport window.

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