TOPAZ3D. 3-D Finite Element Heat Transfer

Technical Report · Mon Feb 24 00:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:139021

Shapiro, A B ^[1]

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1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)

TOPAZ3D is a three-dimensional implicit finite element computer code for heat transfer analysis. TOPAZ3D can be used to solve for the steady-state or transient temperature field on three-dimensional geometries. Material properties may be temperature-dependent and either isotropic or orthotropic. A variety of time-dependent and temperature-dependent boundary conditions can be specified including temperature, flux, convection, and radiation. By implementing the user subroutine feature, users can model chemical reaction kinetics and allow for any type of functional representation of boundary conditions and internal heat generation. TOPAZ3D can solve problems of diffuse and specular band radiation in an enclosure coupled with conduction in the material surrounding the enclosure. Additional features include thermal contact resistance across an interface, bulk fluids, phase change, and energy balances.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 139021
• Report Number(s): ESTSC-000231SUN0000; NESC-9599
• Resource Relation: Other Information: DN: TOPAZ3D is a vectorized code.; PBD: 24 Feb 1992
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

99 MATHEMATICS
COMPUTERS
INFORMATION SCIENCE
MANAGEMENT
LAW
MISCELLANEOUS
42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES
T CODES
HEAT TRANSFER
COMPUTER PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION
THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION
FINITE ELEMENT METHOD
SOLIDS
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS