1. 20 November 2002 Michelle Blunt Brian Coldwell
Two-Dimensional Heat Analysis Finite Element Method Example Using Algor
20 November 2002
Michelle Blunt
Brian Coldwell

2. Step by Step Algor Example
Algor→ Tools→ Transfer to Superdraw
Modify→ Transform XY to YZ
Rectangle icon on CAD toolbar. Enter opposite corners in cartesian coordinates; careful using YZ plane!!!
View→ Enclose
FEA Mesh→ 2-d Mesh Generation→ Generate Mesh
Choose file name and appropriate units when prompted
Generate→ OK→ Done… be patient

3. Step by Step Algor Example
FEA Add→ Heat Transfer Analysis→ Applied Temperature→ Temperature Value→ Desired Value→ [Enter]→ Stiffness→ 1e6→ [Enter]
Box Apply→ Select only appropriate nodes→ Done
Repeat Box Apply until all boundary conditions are defined.

4. Step by Step Algor Example
Click “Model Data” near bottom of screen
Analysis Type→ Steady-State Heat Transfer
Element→ 2-D→ OK
Data→ Thickness→OK
Global→ set Boundary Temperature Multiplier to 1; Output→ Nodal Temperature Data; Options→ Invoke Banded Solver→ OK
Material→ Choose/Edit→ OK

5. Step by Step Algor Example
Check →View in Superdraw→ Done
Analysis → Analyze…be patient →Done
Results →
Results tab → Displacement Data→Displacement Model →Done
Results tab → Displacement Data→ Displacement Contours →”Undisplaced model on” →”Displaced model on” → Done