TDiff 5.0

TDiff determines dynamic or steady-state thermal transport solutions. The program uses unique finite-element techniques for high accuracy and numerical stability. TDiff can solve non-linear problems with materials that have temperature-dependent properties. Flexible tabular functions are used to enter material data or time- variations of fixed-temperature boundaries and thermal sources. (Available for Linux and Windows. Requires Mesh 5.0.)

Features

• Easy-to-understand instruction manual with a library of read-to-run examples.
• Option to define multiple thermal sources with arbitrary time variations.
• Define up to 127 regions of different materials
• Handles materials with temperature-dependent thermal conductivity and specific heat.
• Records spatial distributions of temperature at up to 999 specified times.
• Interactive post- processor creates a variety of plots and performs analyses on temperature and thermal flux.
• High-stability finite- element methods with automatic time-step optimization.
• Records time-dependent temperature and thermal properties at up to 50 probe locations.
• Formatted text output files make it easy to transfer information to user applications or to mathematical analysis programs.