TACO3D. 3-D Finite Element Heat Transfer Code

Technical Report · Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:139050

Mason, W E ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)

TACO3D is a three-dimensional, finite-element program for heat transfer analysis. An extension of the two-dimensional TACO program, it can perform linear and nonlinear analyses and can be used to solve either transient or steady-state problems. The program accepts time-dependent or temperature-dependent material properties, and materials may be isotropic or orthotropic. A variety of time-dependent and temperature-dependent boundary conditions and loadings are available including temperature, flux, convection, and radiation boundary conditions and internal heat generation. Additional specialized features treat enclosure radiation, bulk nodes, and master/slave internal surface conditions (e.g., contact resistance). Data input via a free-field format is provided. A user subprogram feature allows for any type of functional representation of any independent variable. A profile (bandwidth) minimization option is available. The code is limited to implicit time integration for transient solutions. TACO3D has no general mesh generation capability. Rows of evenly-spaced nodes and rows of sequential elements may be generated, but the program relies on separate mesh generators for complex zoning. TACO3D does not have the ability to calculate view factors internally. Graphical representation of data in the form of time history and spatial plots is provided through links to the POSTACO and GRAPE postprocessor codes.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DR00789
• OSTI ID: 139050
• Report Number(s): ESTSC-000287CY00100; NESC-9838
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 4 Mar 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
FINITE ELEMENT METHOD
NONLINEAR PROBLEMS
NUMERICAL SOLUTION
STEADY-STATE CONDITIONS
THERMAL CONDUCTION
THERMAL RADIATION