Thermal Analysis in SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation with Natural Convection

Learn how to setup an external analysis natural convection problem in SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation. In this video we will setup an external analysis with heat conduction in solids, heat sources, solid material, size the computational domain, set up goals, and interpret the results as well as clone the project to test a design variation in an alternate configuration. Download the files used in the video here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zu7tcrh3yvzcd1r/AAClrRnxr6EEVFm-XVrC5R2_a?dl=0 Presented by Ryan Navarro Meshing Guide for Flow Simulation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzp4u5S5vo4 Liquid Cooling in SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation Webinar (larger assembly shown in this video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cL9N4m4pSg Setting up an Internal Analysis: https://youtu.be/8R60y9Y9480 0:00 Introduction 0:45 Geometry Setup 1:52 Getting Started / Project Wizard 3:37 Sizing the Computational Domain 4:50 Solid Material definition 5:24 Heat Source definition 6:40 Mesh settings - Minimum gap size 7:00 Run the analysis 8:03 Interpreting results - Surface plot temperature, cut plot streamlines 9:10 Cloning project for alternate configuration 10:05 Interpreting second set of results - Flow trajectories For more information on SOLIDWORKS: https://hawkridgesys.com/solidworks For more information on SOLIDWORKS Simulation: https://hawkridgesys.com/solidworks/simulation Technical Support Knowledgebase: https://support.hawkridgesys.com/