Title :
The development of fast, thermal-analyses tools for CAD and further practical applications
Author :
O´Callaghan, Paul W. ; Constant, Billy A. ; Haq, Ramiz F Babus ; George, Hakim E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Energy, Cranfield Inst. of Technol., Bedford, UK
Abstract :
A suite of computer programs has been developed and integrated to comprise a user-friendly thermal template. This design tool has been successfully employed to model the thermal behaviour, including stress and strain distributions, of printed circuit boards, pressed contacts, electrical rotating machines and thermally-insulated district-heating pipelines. The output is such that either graphical interpretations are readily presented, in 2D or 3D, or further statistical manipulation is easily initiated
Keywords :
CAD; district heating; electric machines; electrical contacts; electrical engineering computing; printed circuit design; stress-strain relations; thermal analysis; thermal stresses; CAD; electrical rotating machines; electronic equipment design; graphical interpretations; pressed contacts; printed circuit boards; statistical manipulation; strain distributions; stress distribution; thermal analysis tools; thermally-insulated district-heating pipelines; user-friendly thermal template;
Conference_Titel :
CAD (Computer Aided Design) Tools for Thermal Management, IEE Colloquium on (Digest No.027)
Conference_Location :
London
