Created by Ron Hugo, 26 SEP 2015

Updated 22 OCT 2018 to correct for an error in radiation / convection boundary condition.

INTERIOR NODE

INTERIOR NODE with GENERATION

Generation Rate [W/m^3] q_dot =

Thermal Conductivity [W/m K] k=
Mesh Size [m] Dx = Dy =

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY 1

Conv. Heat Transfer Coefficient [W/m^2 K] h_1 =

Thermal Conductivity [W/m K] k=
Mesh Size [m] Dx = Dy =
Generation Rate [W/m^3] q_dot =

Biot Number Bi = h_1 Dx / k #DIV/0!

Freestream Temperature (C) T_conv =
Generation Term Premultiplier Dx^2 / (2 k) = #DIV/0!

Right convective surface, or inside left surface

T_conv, h_1
k, q_dot

Left convective surface, or inside right surface

T_conv, h_1

k, q_dot
Top convective surface, or inside bottom surface

T_conv, h_1

k, q_dot

Bottom convective surface, or inside top surface

k, q_dot

T_conv, h_1

Top right convective corner

T_conv, h_1

T_conv, h_1
k, q_dot
Top left convective corner

T_conv, h_1

k, q_dot
T_conv, h_1
Bottom right convective corner
T_conv, h_1
k, q_dot

T_conv, h_1

Bottom left convective corner

T_conv, h_1
k, q_dot
 k, q_dot

T_conv, h_1

Interior top left convective corner

k, q_dot

T_conv, h_1

Interior top right convective corner

k, q_dot

T_conv, h_1

Interior bottom left convective corner

T_conv, h_1

k, q_dot

Interior bottom right convective corner

T_conv, h_1

k, q_dot

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY 2

Conv. Heat Transfer Coefficient [W/m^2 K] h_2 =

Thermal Conductivity [W/m K] k=
Mesh Size [m] Dx = Dy =
Generation Rate [W/m^3] q_dot =

Biot Number Bi = h_2 Dx / k #DIV/0!

Freestream Temperature (C) T_conv =
Generation Term Premultiplier Dx^2 / (2 k) = #DIV/0!

Right convective surface, or inside left surface

T_conv, h_2
k, q_dot

Left convective surface, or inside right surface

T_conv, h_2

k, q_dot

Top convective surface, or inside bottom surface

T_conv, h_2

k, q_dot

Bottom convective surface, or inside top surface

k, q_dot

T_conv, h_2

Top right convective corner

T_conv, h_2
 T_conv, h_2

T_conv, h_2
k, q_dot
Top left convective corner

T_conv, h_2

k, q_dot
T_conv, h_2
Bottom right convective corner
T_conv, h_2
k, q_dot

T_conv, h_2

Bottom left convective corner

T_conv, h_2
k, q_dot

T_conv, h_2

Interior top left convective corner

k, q_dot

T_conv, h_2

Interior top right convective corner

k, q_dot
 T_conv, h_2

Interior bottom left convective corner

T_conv, h T_conv, h_2

k, q_dot

Interior bottom right convective corner

T_conv, h_2

k, q_dot

INSULATED BOUNDARY

Thermal Conductivity [W/m K] k=

Mesh Size [m] Dx = Dy =
Generation Rate [W/m^3] q_dot =

Generation Term Premultiplier Dx^2 / (2 k) = #DIV/0!

Right insulated surface, or inside left surface

k, q_dot

Left insulated surface, or inside right surface

k, q_dot
Top insulated surface, or inside bottom surface

k, q_dot
Bottom insulated surface, or inside top surface

k, q_dot

Top right insulated corner

k, q_dot
Top left insulated corner

k, q_dot
Bottom right insulated corner

k, q_dot

Bottom left insulated corner

 k, q_dot

Interior top left insulated corner

k, q_dot

Interior top right insulated corner

k, q_dot

Interior bottom left insulated corner

k, q_dot

Interior bottom right insulated corner

k, q_dot

CONSTANT HEAT FLUX WITH CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY

Conv. Heat Transfer Coefficient [W/m^2 K] h_3 =
Surface Heat Flux [W/m^2] q'' =
Thermal Conductivity [W/m K] k=
Mesh Size [m] Dx = Dy =
Generation Rate [W/m^3] q_dot =

Heat Flux Premultiplier Dx / (2 k) = #DIV/0!

Biot Number Bi = h_3 Dx / k #DIV/0!
Freestream Temperature (C) T_conv =
Generation Term Premultiplier Dx^2 / (2 k) = #DIV/0!

Right outer surface, or inside left surface

k, q_dot
T_conv, h_3
q''

Left outer surface, or inside right surface

k, q_dot
T_conv, h_3
q''

Top outer surface, or inside bottom surface

T_conv, h_3

q''

k, q_dot

Bottom outer surface, or inside top surface

k, q_dot
T_conv, h

q''
 T_conv, h_3

Top right corner

T_conv, h_3

q''

T_conv, h_3

k, q_dot

Top left corner

T_conv, h_3

q''

T_conv, h_3
k, q_dot

Bottom right corner

k, q_dot

T_conv, h_3

q''

T_conv, h_3

Bottom left corner

k, q_dot
T_conv, h_3

q''
 q''

T_conv, h_3

Interior top left corner

k, q_dot

q''
T_conv, h_3

Interior top right corner

k, q_dot

q''
T_conv, h_3

Interior bottom left corner

q''
T_conv, h_3

k, q_dot

Interior bottom right corner

q''

T_conv, h_3
 k, q_dot

CONSTANT HEAT FLUX BOUNDARY

Surface Heat Flux [W/m^2] q'' =

Thermal Conductivity [W/m K] k=
Mesh Size [m] Dx = Dy =
Generation Rate [W/m^3] q_dot =
Heat Flux Premultiplier Dx / (2 k) = #DIV/0!
Generation Term Premultiplier Dx^2 / (2 k) = #DIV/0!

Right outer surface, or inside left surface

k, q_dot

q''

Left outer surface, or inside right surface

k, q_dot

q''

Top outer surface, or inside bottom surface

q''

k, q_dot

Bottom outer surface, or inside top surface

k, q_dot

q''
 q''

Top right corner

q''

k, q_dot

Top left corner

q''

k, q_dot

Bottom right corner

k, q_dot

q''

Bottom left corner

k, q_dot

q''

Interior top left corner

k, q_dot

q''
Interior top right corner

k, q_dot

q''

Interior bottom left corner

q''

k, q_dot

Interior bottom right corner

q''

k, q_dot

COMPOSITE SOLIDS 1

Internal Thermal Conductivity [W/m K] k_int =

External Thermal Conductivity [W/m K] k_ext =
Internal Generation Rate [W/m^3] q_dot_int =
External Generation Rate [W/m^3] q_dot_ext =
Mesh Size [m] Dx = Dy =
Conv. Heat Transfer Coefficient [W/m^2 K] h=
Freestream Temperature (C) T_conv =

k_ext / (2*(k_int + k_ext)) = #DIV/0!

k_int / (2*(k_int + k_ext)) = #DIV/0!
Dx*Dx / (4*(k_int + k_ext)) = #DIV/0!

k_ext / (k_int + 3 k_ext) = #DIV/0!

k_int / (2*(k_int + 3 k_ext)) = #DIV/0!
Dx*Dx / (4*(k_int + 3 k_ext)) = #DIV/0!

k_int/(2*(k_int + k_ext + h Dx)) = #DIV/0!

k_ext/(2*(k_int + k_ext + h Dx)) = #DIV/0!
h Dx T_conv / (k_int + k_ext + h Dx) = #DIV/0!
Dx*Dx / (4*(k_int + k_ext + h Dx)) = #DIV/0!

Top composite surface

k_ext,
q_dot_ext

k_int,
q_dot_int

Right composite surface

k_ext,
k_int, q_dot_ext
q_dot_int

Left composite surface

k_ext,
q_dot_ext k_int,
q_dot_int

Bottom composite surface

k_int,
q_dot_int

k_ext,
q_dot_ext

Top right composite corner

 k_int k_ext
q_dot_int q_dot_ext

Top left composite corner

k_ext
q_dot_ext

k_int
q_dot_int

Bottom left composite corner

k_ext
q_dot_ext

k_int
q_dot_int

Bottom right composite corner

k_int
q_dot_int

k_ext
q_dot_ext

Top comp. conv. surface, internal material to the right

T_conv, h

k_ext k_int
q_dot_ext q_dot_int

Top comp. conv. surface, internal material to the left

T_conv, h

k_int k_ext
q_dot_int q_dot_ext
Left comp. conv. surface, internal material at bottom
k_ext
q_dot_ext

T_conv, h k_int
q_dot_int
Left comp. conv. surface, internal material at top

k_int
q_dot_int

T_conv, h
k_ext
q_dot_ext

Right comp. conv. surface, internal material at bottom

k_ext
q_dot_ext

k_int
q_dot_int T_conv, h

Right comp. conv. surface, internal material at top

k_int
q_dot_int

T_conv, h
k_ext
q_dot_ext

Bottom comp. conv. surface, internal material to the left

k_int k_ext
q_dot_int q_dot_ext
 T_conv, h

Bottom comp. conv. surface, internal material to the right

k_ext k_int
q_dot_ext q_dot_int

T_conv, h

COMPOSITE SOLIDS 2

Internal Thermal Conductivity [W/m K] k_int =

External Thermal Conductivity [W/m K] k_ext =
Internal Generation Rate [W/m^3] q_dot_int =
External Generation Rate [W/m^3] q_dot_ext =
Mesh Size [m] Dx = Dy =
Conv. Heat Transfer Coefficient [W/m^2 K] h=
Freestream Temperature (C) T_conv =

k_ext / (2*(k_int + k_ext)) = #DIV/0!

k_int / (2*(k_int + k_ext)) = #DIV/0!
Dx*Dx / (4*(k_int + k_ext)) = #DIV/0!

k_ext / (k_int + 3 k_ext) = #DIV/0!

k_int / (2*(k_int + 3 k_ext)) = #DIV/0!
Dx*Dx / (4*(k_int + 3 k_ext)) = #DIV/0!

k_int/(2*(k_int + k_ext + h Dx)) = #DIV/0!

k_ext/(2*(k_int + k_ext + h Dx)) = #DIV/0!
h Dx T_conv / (k_int + k_ext + h Dx) = #DIV/0!
Dx*Dx / (4*(k_int + k_ext + h Dx)) = #DIV/0!

Top composite surface

k_ext,
q_dot_ext

k_int,
q_dot_int
Right composite surface
k_ext,
k_int, q_dot_ext
q_dot_int

Left composite surface

k_ext,
q_dot_ext k_int,
q_dot_int

Bottom composite surface

k_int,
q_dot_int

k_ext,
q_dot_ext

Top right composite corner

k_int k_ext
q_dot_int q_dot_ext
Top left composite corner

k_ext
q_dot_ext

k_int
q_dot_int

Bottom left composite corner

 k_ext
q_dot_ext

k_int
q_dot_int

Bottom right composite corner

k_int
q_dot_int

k_ext
q_dot_ext

Top comp. conv. surface, internal material to the right

T_conv, h

k_ext k_int
q_dot_ext q_dot_int
Top comp. conv. surface, internal material to the left

T_conv, h

k_int k_ext
q_dot_int q_dot_ext

Left comp. conv. surface, internal material at bottom

k_ext
q_dot_ext

T_conv, h k_int
q_dot_int
Left comp. conv. surface, internal material at top

k_int
q_dot_int
 k_int
q_dot_int

T_conv, h
k_ext
q_dot_ext

Right comp. conv. surface, internal material at bottom

k_ext
q_dot_ext

k_int
q_dot_int T_conv, h

Right comp. conv. surface, internal material at top

k_int
q_dot_int

T_conv, h
k_ext
q_dot_ext

Bottom comp. conv. surface, internal material to the left

k_int k_ext
q_dot_int q_dot_ext

T_conv, h

Bottom comp. conv. surface, internal material to the right

k_ext k_int
q_dot_ext q_dot_int

T_conv, h
RADIATION AND CONVECTION BOUNDARY 1

Surface Emissivity e=
Surroundings Temperature [K] T_surr =
Stefan-Boltzmann Constant [W/m^2 K^4] s = 5.669E-08
Conv. Heat Transfer Coefficient [W/m^2 K] h=
Thermal Conductivity [W/m K] k=
Mesh Size [m] Dx = Dy =
Generation Rate [W/m^3] q_dot =

Biot Number Bi = h Dx / k #DIV/0!

Freestream Temperature (C) T_conv =
Generation Term Premultiplier Dx^2 / (2 k) = #DIV/0!
2k + hDx 0

Right convective surface, or inside left surface

T_surr
k, q_rad
e,
q_dot

T_conv, h
Left convective surface, or inside right surface
T_surr

q_rad

k,
e,
q_dot
T_conv, h
Top convective surface, or inside bottom surface
T_surr
q_rad
T_conv, h

k, e, q_dot

Bottom convective surface, or inside top surface

k, e, q_dot
 k, e, q_dot

T_conv, h
q_rad
T_surr

Top right convective corner

T_surr
T_conv, h q_rad

k, e, q_dot T_conv, h

Top left convective corner

T_surr
q_rad T_conv, h

k, e, q_dot
T_conv, h
Bottom right convective corner
T_conv, h
k, e, q_dot

q_rad
T_conv, h
T_surr
Bottom left convective corner
T_conv, h
k, e, q_dot

q_rad
T_conv, h
T_surr

Interior top left convective corner

k, e,
q_dot
 q_rad

T_conv, h T_surr
Interior top right convective corner

k, e,
q_dot

q_rad

T_surr T_conv, h
Interior bottom left convective corner
T_surr
q_rad

T_conv, h
k, e,
q_dot

Interior bottom right convective corner

T_surr
q_rad k, e,
q_dot

T_conv, h

RADIATION AND CONVECTION BOUNDARY 2

Surface Emissivity e=
Surroundings Temperature [K] T_surr =
Stefan-Boltzmann Constant [W/m^2 K^4] s = 5.669E-08
Conv. Heat Transfer Coefficient [W/m^2 K] h=
Thermal Conductivity [W/m K] k=
Mesh Size [m] Dx = Dy =
Generation Rate [W/m^3] q_dot =

Biot Number Bi = h Dx / k #DIV/0!

Freestream Temperature (C) T_conv =
Generation Term Premultiplier Dx^2 / (2 k) = #DIV/0!
2k + hDx 0

Right convective surface, or inside left surface

T_surr
k, q_rad
e,
q_dot

T_conv, h
Left convective surface, or inside right surface
T_surr

q_rad

k,
e,
q_dot
T_conv, h
Top convective surface, or inside bottom surface
T_surr
q_rad
T_conv, h

k, e, q_dot

Bottom convective surface, or inside top surface

k, e, q_dot

T_conv, h
q_rad
T_surr

Top right convective corner

T_surr
T_conv, h q_rad

k, e, q_dot T_conv, h
 k, e, q_dot

Top left convective corner

T_surr
q_rad T_conv, h

k, e, q_dot
T_conv, h
Bottom right convective corner
T_conv, h
k, e, q_dot

q_rad
T_conv, h
T_surr
Bottom left convective corner
T_conv, h
k, e, q_dot

q_rad
T_conv, h
T_surr

Interior top left convective corner

k, e,
q_dot

q_rad

T_conv, h T_surr
Interior top right convective corner

k, e,
q_dot

q_rad

T_surr T_conv, h
Interior bottom left convective corner
T_surr
q_rad
 q_rad

T_conv, h
k, e,
q_dot

Interior bottom right convective corner

T_surr
q_rad k, e,
q_dot

T_conv, h

RADIATION BOUNDARY

Surface Emissivity e=
Surroundings Temperature [K] T_surr =
Stefan-Boltzmann Constant [W/m^2 K^4] s = 5.669E-08
Thermal Conductivity [W/m K] k=
Mesh Size [m] Dx = Dy =
Generation Rate [W/m^3] q_dot =

Freestream Temperature (C) T_conv =

Generation Term Premultiplier Dx^2 / (2 k) = #DIV/0!

Right surface, or inside left surface

k,
e, q_rad T_surr
q_dot

Left surface, or inside right surface

q_rad
T_surr k,
e,
q_dot
 k,
e,
q_dot

Top convective surface, or inside bottom surface

T_surr

q_rad

k, e, q_dot

Bottom convective surface, or inside top surface

k, e, q_dot

q_rad

T_surr

Top right convective corner

T_surr

q_rad

k, e, q_dot

Top left convective corner

T_surr q_rad

k, e, q_dot

Bottom right convective corner

k, e, q_dot

q_rad

T_surr
Bottom left convective corner
 k, e, q_dot

q_rad

T_surr

Interior top left convective corner

k, e,
q_dot

q_rad

T_surr
Interior top right convective corner

k, e,
q_dot

q_rad

T_surr
Interior bottom left convective corner
T_surr
q_rad

k, e,
q_dot

Interior bottom right convective corner

T_surr
q_rad k, e,
q_dot
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