Problems involving any combination of conduction, convection,
and radiation are solved easily with the Heat Transfer
Module. It finds extensive use in systems that
involve the generation and flow of heat in any form.
A variety of specialized modeling interfaces
are available for different formulations
and applications such as surface-to-
surface radiation, non-isothermal
flow, heat transfer in structures
made of thin layers and shells,
and heat transfer in biological tissue.
The Heat Transfer Module allows for
arbitrary couplings to other application
modes in COMSOL Multiphysics as well as
other add on modules. This is particularly
relevant to applications such as thermal management
in the electronics industry, thermal processing and manufacturing,
and medical technology and bioengineering.
Application Examples
- Bioheat treatment and thermal therapy
- Casting and thermal processing
- Convection cooling of electronics and power electronics
- Drying and freeze drying
- Food processing, cooking and sterilization
- Friction stir welding (FSW)
- Furnace and burner design
- Heat exchangers
- Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) in building design
- Material heat treatment
- Resistive and inductive heating
- Thermal design—brake discs, cooling flanges, exhaust pipes
- Vacuum processes using radiation
- Welding
