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Listing Heat Flow

You can list the net rate of heat flow through selected faces using the Probe tool.

To list net heat flow rate on faces:

  1. In the thermal study, plot heat flux in the desired direction or the resultant heat flux.

  2. Right-click the plot icon and select Probe .

  3. In the PropertyManager, under Options, select On selected entities.

  1. In the graphics area, select the desired face(s).

  2. Click Update.

Under Summary, the net heat flow in the associated direction is listed in the Total Heat Flow box for the selected face(s).



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