Open AccessNumerical Simulation of Heat Transfer using Finite Element Method
Author(s) -
Mohamad Naufal Zainal Abidin,
Yushalify Misro
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of advanced research in fluid mechanics and thermal sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2289-7879
DOI - 10.37934/arfmts.92.2.104115
Subject(s) - finite element method , heat transfer , galerkin method , simple (philosophy) , domain (mathematical analysis) , field (mathematics) , computer science , mathematics , geometry , mathematical analysis , mechanics , structural engineering , physics , engineering , philosophy , epistemology , pure mathematics
The Finite Element Method (FEM) is a method that is widely used in engineering and mathematical modelling. Some of the problems that can be solved using this method are structural analysis, electromagnetic field, and heat transfer. Typically heat transfer problems can be in the form of irregular shapes or complex geometry domains. However, it is very difficult to solve this problem analytically due to its irregular domain or complex geometry. Thus, the domain needs to be partitioned into a smaller size before it can be solved systematically. This research is aimed to solve the heat transfer problem in simple 2D irregular geometry by applying FEM using the approach of Galerkin’s method.