Thermal Analysis

This volume contains complete background information on thermal analysis.

The section of Thermal Analysis describes the thermal analysis formulation in FLAC3D. The thermal model can simulate both thermal conduction and convection, either independent of or coupled to the mechanical stress or pore-pressure calculations.

The section Analytical Thermal Forumalation describes the fast calculation of temperatures for specified sources using analytical equations.

The section of Hydration discusses the specific thermal process of hydration, and describes the hydration formulation provided in FLAC3D.

• Thermal Analysis
  • Mathematical Model Description
  • Numerical Formulation
  • Solving Thermal-Only and Coupled-Thermal Problems
  • Input Instructions for Thermal Analysis
  • Systems of Units for Thermal Analysis
  • Verification and Example Problems
  • References
• Analytical Thermal Formulation
  • Introduction
  • Theory
  • Application in FLAC3D
  • Input Commands
  • FISH Functions
  • Verification
  • An Example Problem – Waste Repository Drift Model
• References
• Hydration
  • Hydration Model Description
  • Hydration Commands
  • Hydration Example Problems
  • References