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Finite element methods in heat transfer

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6922218
The application of the finite element method to problems in conduction and convection heat transfer is described. The formulation of the basic equations is presented for nonisothermal, incompressible, viscous flows and nonisothermal flows in porous media; typical solution algorithms for both transient and time-independent problems are described. Example analyses are included for problems in heat conduction, forced convection and free convection.
Research Organization:
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
OSTI ID:
6922218
Report Number(s):
SAND-92-0885; ON: DE93006451
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English