The Mechanical APDL Verification Manual consists of test case analyses demonstrating the analysis capabilities of the program. While these test cases demonstrate solutions to realistic thermal analysis problems, the Mechanical APDL Verification Manual does not present them as step-by-step examples with lengthy data input instructions and printouts. However, most users who have at least limited finite element experience should be able to fill in the missing details by reviewing each test case's finite element model and input data with accompanying comments.
The Mechanical APDL Verification Manual contains a variety of transient thermal analysis test cases:
| VM28 - Transient Heat Transfer in an Infinite Slab |
| VM94 - Heat Generating Plate |
| VM104 - Liquid-Solid Phase Change |
| VM109 - Temperature Response of a Suddenly Cooled Wire |
| VM110 - Transient Temperature Distribution in a Slab |
| VM111 - Cooling of a Spherical Body |
| VM112 - Cooling of a Spherical Body |
| VM113 - Transient Temperature Distribution in an Orthotropic Metal Bar |
| VM114 - Temperature Response to a Linearly Rising Surface |
| VM115 - Thermal Response of a Heat Generating Slab |
| VM116 - Heat Conducting Plate with Sudden Cooling |
| VM159 - Temperature Controlled Heater |
| VM192 - Cooling of a Billet by Radiation |