The pre-coupling thermal setup is already in place, but in this section, you will verify several settings that are relevant to the coupled analysis and enable Fluent to accept heat losses from the FMU participant.
Verify that the Fluent body that will receive heat loss data from the FMU participant is made of materials that allow for temperature-dependent properties. The energy model must be on.
To verify thermal material properties, perform the following steps:
In the Outline View, expand Setup / Materials / Solid.
Double-click the aluminum object.
The Create / Edit Materials dialog opens, with Name set to aluminum.
Verify that the Thermal Conductivity is set to constant and 202.4 [w/m-k].
Click Close to exit the dialog.
Aluminum is the material of the tank walls and is used for the thermal convection boundary condition.
To verify the thermal boundary condition, perform the following steps:
In the Outline View, expand Setup / Boundary Conditions / Wall.
Verify the heat source boundary condition:
Double-click the heat_source object.
The Wall dialog opens to the Momentum tab.
On the Thermal tab under Thermal Conditions, verify that via System Coupling is selected.
Click Close to close the dialog.
Verify the sensor boundary condition:
Double-click the sensor object.
The Wall dialog opens to the Momentum tab.
On the Thermal tab under Thermal Conditions, verify that via System Coupling is selected.
Click Close to close the dialog.