icepak-07-solver.pptVIP

Solver Topics Problem setup – basic parameters Solution settings Solver Monitoring solution progress Parametric studies Transient solutions Problem setup Model Tree – Problem setup Problem setup panel Parametric trials panel Title and notes panel Define time variation: steady state transient Define equations to solve: Variables solved Flow situation Heat transfer mode Define default values: Ambient values Default materials Initial value Problem setup: Basic parameters Middle portion of problem setup panel Check Flow – to solve Navier-Stokes equation Check Temperature – to solve energy equation Check Gravity vector – to include buoyancy terms in the Navier-Stokes equation (free convection) Radiation on – include radiation heat transfer in energy solution Appropriate flow regime – Laminar or Turbulent (zero equation/ 2 equation/ RNG models) Problem setup: Equations to solve Problem setup: Equations to solve Useful Notes Conduction only problems Check only Temperature and uncheck Flow Ensure appropriate heat transfer from walls Forced convection problems flow is usually independent of energy equation possible to solve for flow alone first and then for energy alone Natural convection problems flow and energy equations are interdependent and must be solved together Radiation heat transfer is significant and should be included Turbulent flow Zero equation is sufficient for most cases in electronic cooling 2 equation and RNG models may be used for detailed wake behavior, jet impingement, etc Solution settings – Solver setup Purpose – Solver termination criteria Max. no. of iterations Convergence criteria for Flow equations Energy equation Select Accept – to accept changes Reset – changes all fields to default values - also displays the Reynolds/ Grashoff* number for the problem in the messages window *These numbers are based on maximum cabinet dimension, characteristic velocity and temperature, and only serve as a very