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Solver is a program to do calculation using mesh and calculation conditions defined in the preprocessor. Your operation is only to specify the
file for it. Calculation process can be monitored.
Data file of HEAT Designer can be also executed with STREAM solver, multi purpose CFD software. |
| High-speed Calculation |
One of the HEAT Designer's advantages is high-speed calculation like STREAM. Thermal design especially requires to
examine many "what if" studies. Therefore it is very important to get many results in as little preprocessing time and calculation time as possible.
Furthermore, it enables large-scale calculation in acceptable time so that you can use the complicated CAD data for analysis with less or even no modification to the original
CAD data.
--- Examples of Calculation Speed ---
1) LCD projector, 4,510,000 elements, 128 cycles, 4 hours and 28 minutes (Opteron885 2.6GHz)
2) DVD car navigation system, 3,530,000 elements, 128 cycles, 2 hours and 17 minutes (Pentium4 3.6GHz)
3) PCB, 690000 elements, 171 cycles, 30 minutes (AthlonMP 1.8GHz) |
| Monitoring Function |
With this function, you can check to see if analysis is in progress properly by monitoring the convergence, flow rate,
temperature and so on in the middle of computation. You can also suspend and resume the analysis.
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| Comparison of Calculational Functions of HEAT Designer and STREAM |
| Calculational functions |
HEAT Dsigner |
STREAM |
| Mesh |
Structured mesh |
Cartesian coordinate system |
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| Cylindrical coordinate system |
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| Unstructured mesh |
(Moving object) |
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| Numerical scheme |
Finite volume method |
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| Finite element method |
Moving object |
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| Mesh-related functions |
Triangular prism element |
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| Periodic boundary |
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| Physical models |
Fluid |
Incompressible fluid |
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| Compressible fluid |
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| Steady/unsteady simulation |
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| Turbulence models |
Standard k-ε models |
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| High-Reynolds-Number |
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2 types |
| Low-Reynolds-Number |
1 type |
2 types |
| Algebraic stress model |
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| Temperature field two-equation |
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2 types |
| Thermal analysis |
Conduction (solid/fluid) |
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| Convection heat transfer |
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| Turbulent heat transfer |
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| Radiation |
View factor |
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| Flux method |
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| Fan model |
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| Heat conduction panel |
(Consider radiation) |
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| Humidity/Condensation |
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| Solar radiation |
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| Diffusion |
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| Solidification/Melting |
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| Free surface |
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| Multi-fluid flow |
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| Particle tracking |
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| Chemical reaction |
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| Combustion |
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| Function table |
Boundary condition |
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| User-defined function |
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| Calculation control environment |
On-line monitoring system |
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| Job management function |
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