Ensure that the losses generated by Maxwell are the same as those consumed by the Mechanical. To verify the application of losses, check System Coupling's Transcript and EnSight-formatted Results files, as described in the following sections:
Review the Sum values for the final coupling iteration to verify that the losses sent by Maxwell match those received by Mechanical.
Figure 24: Losses reported in the Transcript at Coupling Step 1, Iteration 5
+=============================================================================+ | COUPLING STEP = 1 | +=============================================================================+ +=============================================================================+ | COUPLING ITERATIONS | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Source Target | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ... +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | COUPLING ITERATION = 5 | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ... +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MAPDL Steady-State Thermal | | | Interface: CouplingInterface 1 | | | Loss 1 | Converged | | RMS Change | 6.96E-04 8.45E-04 | | Sum | 1.18E+03 1.18E+03 | | Interface: CouplingInterface 2 | | | Loss 2 | Converged | | RMS Change | 8.94E-04 9.37E-04 | | Sum | 9.62E+02 9.62E+02 | | Interface: CouplingInterface 3 | | | Loss 3 | Converged | | RMS Change | 8.73E-04 1.03E-03 | | Sum | 1.17E+03 1.17E+03 | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
In EnSight, visualize the application of Maxwell-generated losses to Mechanical's thermal analysis. Use the following variables:
Mechanical (nodes): Heat_Rate_Density__NS
Maxwell (elements): Loss_per_unit_volume__ES
For consistency, adjust the palette ranges as shown in the image below.
