Dear colleagues,
I would like to ask you about heat transfer solvers, but first i have to descirbe my problem:
I would like to solve some small case: a simply supported beam (or any other structure), exposed to uniformly distributed load (or any other type of loads) and fire conditions (i.e. heat transfer: steady-state/transient, linear/nonlinear) = complex analisys of such case - structural cases.
And now question:
Which solver with user-friendly interface or without could you recommend? What about free software?
I try some, like: Z88 Aurora (only steady-state heat solver, maybe something more in v.3 it will be available), CalculiX (in progres, but UI doesn`t look user-friendly), OpenSees-Thermal (solver is not ready yet). I`m looking for something like Strand7, i mean its functionality.
Would you like to help me, please?
Kind regards,
Adrian Poteralski
Re: Solver for a simple structural + heat transfer problem
Dear Adrian,
I have no idea about the relative pros and cons of the commercial software. In fact, when it comes to pros and cons, I have no idea even about free software! [For that matter, I have not really used any commercial software either!]
Most free software of the kind you want requires you to write/alter at least some code. Not just via a scripting interface but often, right in the core C/C++ or FORTRAN part too.
If that is OK by you, from what I outwardly gather, multiphysics software like oomph-lib or Elmer might fit the bill. I have only browsed through their documentation, but so far have not had any occasion to try them out, though it looks like they should work "as downloaded" and without much modification, esp. for a simple problem like yours. For instance, for these two software, see these links which seem to address a problem like yours (or one just a bit more complicated): [^] and [^].
There could also be other free software; use "coupled" or "multiphysics" in your search strings.
If you try oomph-lib or Elmer, and if they work satisfactorily for your purposes, please leave a note; thanks in advance.
--Ajit
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In reply to Re: Solver for a simple structural + heat transfer problem by Ajit R. Jadhav
I agree with you, Ajit. I
I agree with you, Ajit. I will check oomph-lib and Elmer too and after i will leave a note here. I `ve never heard about them before. Thanks a lot.
Adrian Poteralski
You can see which FEA
You can see which FEA products have at least some kind of heat transfer functionality on http://feacompare.com. It also indicates what kind of preprocessor it has. There's not a lot in the "free" price range that is both user-friendly and supports heat transfer solving.