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  Sudhir Gill over 1 year ago

  Here is the Tutorial on basic thermal analysis of rod.

  1. Step 1

     Start SolidWorks in part mode.

     

  2. Step 2

     Tools>>Addins.

     

  3. Step 3

     Enable SolidWorks simulation & click OK.

     

  4. Step 4

     Now under features tab choose Extruded Boss/base.

     

  5. Step 5

     Select Front plane and draw a circle of 20mm diameter.

     

  6. Step 6

     Extrude it by 100mm in mid-plane.

     

  7. Step 7

     Under Simulation tab click Study Advisor arrow and then New study.

     

  8. Step 8

     Enter name "Thermal Study" and select type Thermal & click OK.

     

  9. Step 9

     Click apply material in simulation tab.

     

  10. Step 10

      Select ductile iron and click apply and then close.

      

  11. Step 11

      Under thermal loads choose temperature.

      

  12. Step 12

      Select the front face and enter a value of 273.15K which means 0ºC.

      

  13. Step 13

      Again Thermal loads choose temperature again.

      

  14. Step 14

      Select the back face and enter 800K value in temperature & Click OK.

      

  15. Step 15

      Now our model is prepared for the analysis.

      

  16. Step 16

      Click Run.

      

  17. Step 17

      Now we can have obtained the temperature distribution. The value of 8.000e+002 means 800K. For an assembly or multipart body analysis having multiple parts we need to add contact.