Heat Transfer, Phase Change & Radiation

Heat transfer accompanies many fluid flow phenomena and FLUENT offers a comprehensive suite of options for convection, conduction and radiation. Several radiation models are available, including the P1 and Rosseland models for optically thick, participating media, and the view-factor based surface-to-surface model for non-participating media. The discrete ordinates (DO) model is also available and suitable for any medium, including glass. Additionally, a solar load model is available for climate control simulations. Other capabilities closely associated with heat transfer include models for cavitation, compressible liquids, heat exchangers, shell conduction, real gas, and wet stream.

Uranium melt and solidification in a failed reactor
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