MSC/PATRAN THERMAL

MSC/PATRAN THERMAL is a general purpose thermal analysis program which solves steady-state and transient response for one-, two- and three-dimensional problems and axisymmetric problems. MSC/PATRAN THERMAL employs a hybrid finite element/finite difference approach which is accurate for complex geometry models that have highly skewed meshes and for models with directionally-dependent material properties such as composites. MSC/PATRAN THERMAL features a built-in radiation viewfactor code, coupled thermal hydraulic networks, a state-of-the-art nonlinear solver, a built-in convection correlation library, and the capability to output a ready-to-run SINDA deck complete with radiation viewfactors. MSC/PATRAN THERMAL uses the new Analysis Preferences in MSC/PATRAN with intuitive forms to set up the thermal model, submit the job, and post-process results.

Michael Curley

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