Forced Air Convection with and without Finned Sections
Multiple Heat Sources, Steady State and Transient
Width (m)
Height (m)
Thickness (m)
Material
Setup Grid
Reset to Ambient
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Airflow (m/s)
Ambient (°C)
Use warmed air (row-wise crossflow)
Flow direction
Left → Right
Right → Left
Same air stream on both sides
Suggest H
Air gap H (m)
ρ_air (kg/m³)
cp_air (J/kg-K)
Air inlet T_in (°C)
Lateral mixing λ (0–0.2)
Show air Ta heatmap
Show scale/grid
# of cells along width
Time step,s 0 = auto
Solve Transient
Solve Steady
Pause
Probe X,Y (m)
Probe T:
-
°C | t =
0.000
s
Canvas mode:
Draw Sources
Draw Fins
Clear sources
Clear fins
Sources
Finned regions (effective area)
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Fin end-view
Probe T vs time
auto-stopped (ΔTmax < 0.5%)
Clear plot
Export CSV