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(ANSYS APDL THERMAL) Basic Heat Transfer example with heat generation

Preference > thermal > ok

Pre-processor >element type > add/edit/delete > add > solid > quad 4 node 55 > ok > close.

Pre - processor > material properties> material models > thermal > conductivity >    isotropic > KXX = 100 > exit.

Pre - processor > modelling > create > area > rectangle > by 2 corners ( enter width =1, enter height =1) > ok.



Pre - processor > meshing > size control > manual size  > lines > picked lines > (select two lines opposite to each other or parallel to each other) > ok > No of element divisions = 10 > apply > (select remaining two lines of the square which are also parallel to each other) > ok > No of element divisions = 10 > ok.

Pre - processor > meshing > mesh > area > free > (select the area) > ok.

Pre - processor > loads > analysis type > new analysis > steady state > ok.

Pre - processor > loads > define loads > apply > thermal >temperature > on lines > (select left side vertical line (high temp zone) source ) > apply > temp > load temp value =100 > apply > (select right side vertical line(lo temp zone) sink ) > ok > temp > load temp value=20 > ok.

Pre - processor > loads > define loads > apply > thermal > heat generation > on lines > select the line which is shown in the figure >  ok > HGEN = 2000 > ok.

Pre - processor > loads > define loads > apply > thermal > heat flux > on lines > ok > heat flux = 0 > ok.

Solution > solve > current LS > ok > yes > close.

General post processor > plot results > contour plot > nodal solution > nodal solution 
> dof solution > nodal temperature > ok.


General post processor > plot results > vector plot > predefined > in [PLVECT] vector plot of predefined vector, select flux & gradient in left box , select thermal flux in right box > ok.

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