Finite Element Analysis of Problems in Convective Heat Transfer.

摘要

The task of analyzing complex problems involving the transfer of thermal energy between a moving fluid and a solid body has largely fallen to a variety of approximate numerical methods. In particular,recent research in the use of finite element methods in fluid mechanics has allowed the extension of this very flexible technique to problems in convective heat transfer. The current presentation details some of the finite element methodology for convection problems as well as some of the anticipated areas of future research in the field.