File: /home/harmonyg/public_html/test/links/ansys/transit-thermal.txt
finish
/clear
/title, Simple Conduction Example
/PREP7 ! Enter preprocessor
! define geometry
length=1.0
height=1.0
blc4,0,0,length, height ! area - one corner, then width and height
! mesh 2D areas
ET,1, PLANE55 ! Thermal element only
MP,Dens,1,920 ! Density
mp,c,1,2.040 ! Specific heat capacity
mp,kxx,1,5 ! Thermal conductivity
ESIZE,0.05 ! Element size
AMESH,ALL ! Mesh area
FINISH
/SOLU
ANTYPE,4 ! Transient analysis
time,300 ! Time at end = 300
nropt,full ! Newton Raphson = full
lumpm,0 ! Lumped mass approx off
nsubst,20 ! 20 substeps
neqit,100 ! Max no. of iterations = 100
autots,off ! Auto time search on
lnsrch,on ! Line search on
outres,all,all ! Output data for all substeps
kbc,1
! fixed temp BC's
NSEL,S,LOC,Y,height ! select nodes on top with y=height
D,ALL,TEMP,500 ! apply fixed temp of 500K
NSEL,ALL
NSEL,s,LOC,Y,0
D,ALL,TEMP,100 ! apply fixed temp of 100K
NSEL,ALL
IC,all,Temp,100 ! Initial Conditions: 100K
SOLVE
FINISH
/POST1 ! Enter postprocessor
/CONT,1,8,100,,500 ! Define a contour range
PLNSOL,TEMP ! Plot temperature contour
ANTIME,20,0.5,,0,2,0,500 ! Animate temp over time