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Using Heat Transfer Rate Measure
Use a heat transfer rate measure to compute the total rate of heat transferred through an imaginary cut in your model.
Specify information for the following items that appear on the Measure Definition dialog box when you select Heat Transfer Rate as the quantity:
Spatial Evaluation—Select one of the following spatial evaluation types for your quantity from this menu. The selected geometric entity should define an imaginary cut through your model, across which you want to compute the total rate of heat transferred. Surfaces can be used to define imaginary cuts through volumes, and edges and curves can be used to define cuts through shells.
Surfaces—Select one or more individual surfaces, surface sets, or part boundary. When a surface is selected, a purple arrow that indicates the normal direction of the imaginary cut appears on the model. To flip the direction, click the surface again.
Make sure you keep the direction that indicates the outward normal vector of the surface edge.
Edges—Select one or more edges or curves, or both, but not datum curves. When an edge or curve is selected a purple arrow that indicates a tangent to one of the two surfaces touching the selected edge appears on the model. To flip the direction, click the edge again.
Components—This option is available only in the assembly mode. Select two components to define the heat transfer rate measure. The outward normal of the imaginary cut points from the first component to the second component. While selecting components, you cannot select the same component twice, or pick a part of a selected component. If the selections are invalid, Creo Simulate displays an error message and does not let you proceed.
Valid for Analysis Types—This area on the Measure Definition dialog box, displays a list of valid analysis types for the type of quantity selected.
Visible at higher assembly level—When you select this option, measures defined at the part level are also computed at the assembly level.
Make sure that you do not apply loads or constraints to the boundary of the surface that is used to define the heat transfer rate.
Refer to the Creo Parametric Fundamentals Help for more information on surface sets.
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