Thermal FEA Results

The results of all thermal analyses include fields such as Temperature, Heat Flux, and Thermal Reaction Flux which are available in the Properties of the relevant Thermal Analysis block. 

Example: Field results (Temperature, Heat Flux and Thermal Reaction Flux) for a Thermal Analysis

These fields can be brought into the Notebook and visualized with the Field Viewer, as shown below.

Example: Bringing resultant fields from the properties of a Thermal Analysis block in to the Notebook

Field Results

The following field results can be directly viewed by isolating the relevant analysis block for Thermal Analysis, Transient Thermal Analysis and Nonlinear Thermal Analysis:

  1. Temperature (K)
  2. Heat Flux (W/m2)
  3. Thermal Reaction Flux (W/m2)

For a Transient Thermal Analysis and Nonlinear Thermal Analysis, the field results can be visualized at various Solution Steps to see their temporal evolution as shown below.

Note: For a Thermal Stress Analysis, the post-processing is the same as that for the Static Analysis, as covered in the 240: Intro to Simulation course.

Example: Brake-disk deformation due to thermal expansion

Temperature Point Maps

It could be interesting to create a Temperature Point Map from thermal analysis results, which could be used further in field-driven design. 

Temperature as a Field
Temperature as a Point Map

Note: To learn more about how to leverage point maps for advanced engineering workflows, refer to the 320: Data Driven Design course.

Probe Mode to View Individual Values

You can directly probe values of the simulation results (fields) and point maps using the Probe Mode tool as shown below.

Probe Mode tool used for the exterior of the model on a Temperature field
Probe Mode tool used for its point map
Probe Mode tool used for the interior of the model on a Temperature field
Probe Mode tool used for its point map
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