OS-V: 0110 One Dimensional Transient Heat Transfer
Test No. T3 OptiStruct examines the material temperature at point C, 0.08m from point A and the total simulation time is 32 seconds for transient heat transfer analysis.

Figure 1. FE Model with Boundary Conditions and Loadcases
Benchmark Model
The 2-noded beam elements, Quad4 elements and Quad8 elements are used to build the model with 5 elements each for the coarse mesh and 10 elements each for the fine mesh. At time t=0, all temperature = zero and at time t>0, at one end temperature is zero and at the other end temperature is 100 sin(πt/40) °C. There is no heat flux perpendicular to the length of the beam.
- Material Properties
- Value
- Conductivity
- 35.0 W/m°C
- Specific Heat
- 440.5 J/kg°C
- Density
- 7200 kg/m3
Linear Static Analysis Results
Material temperature at point C, x=0.08m, time t=32sec (°C) | Normalized with the Target Value | |
---|---|---|
Beam Elements: | ||
CBEAM coarse | 33.6 | 1.089285714 |
CBEAM fine | 34.58 | 1.058415269 |
Quadrilateral Element: | ||
Quad4 coarse | 33.6 | 1.089285714 |
Quad8 coarse | 35.1 | 1.042735043 |
Quad4 fine | 34.58 | 1.058415269 |
Quad8 fine | 35.19 | 1.040068201 |
Model Files
Refer to Access the Model Files to download the required model file(s).
- T3CbeamC.fem
- T3CbeamF.fem
- T3Quad4C.fem
- T3Quad8C.fem
- T3Quad4F.fem
- T3Quad8F.fem
Reference
NAFEMS R0015 - Selected benchmarks for natural frequency analysis