Multiphysics Interfaces
The Heat Transfer Module includes predefined multiphysics interfaces for conjugate heat transfer, thermoelectric effect, and local thermal non-equilibrium modeling.
All these interfaces except the Local Thermal Non-Equilibrium interface and the Heat and Moisture Transport interfaces couple an interface of the Heat Transfer Module with an interface of another module (CFD Module, AC/DC Module).
The multiphysics interfaces are found under the Heat Transfer branch (), and their availability depends on the COMSOL products available.
For a detailed overview of the functionality available in each product, visit http://www.comsol.com/products/specifications/
The multiphysics interfaces add Domain Multiphysics Couplings and Boundary Multiphysics Couplings. They predefine the couplings through specific settings in the multiphysics couplings and in the constituent interfaces to facilitate easy set up of models. These settings are detailed in the following sections:
•
The Nonisothermal Flow and Conjugate Heat Transfer Interfaces
•
The Thermoelectric Effect Interface
•
The Local Thermal Non-Equilibrium Interface
•
The Heat and Moisture Transport Interfaces
A brief description of other multiphysics interfaces coupling an interface of the Heat Transfer Module with other interfaces is given in the following sections:
•
The Joule Heating Interface
•
The Laser Heating Interface
•
The Induction Heating Interface
•
The Microwave Heating Interface
Links to thorough information about these interfaces are given in the corresponding sections.
Also:
•
See The Thermal Stress Interface and The Joule Heating and Thermal Expansion Interface in the Structural Mechanics Module User’s Guide for other multiphysics interfaces having The Heat Transfer in Solids Interface as a constituent interface. These two multiphysics interfaces (found under the Structural Mechanics branch ()) add in particular the Thermal Expansion multiphysics coupling.
•
See each constituent interface documentation for more details about the common settings (in The Heat Transfer Module Interfaces for the Heat Transfer Module interfaces, and in the other modules documentation for the other interfaces).
•
See The Heat Transfer Features for details about the features available with the Heat Transfer Module constituent interfaces.
•
See Multiphysics Couplings for details about the multiphysics couplings added with the Heat Transfer Module predefined multiphysics interfaces.
The predefined interfaces are found under the branches of the Model Wizard or Add Physics windows. They add the constituent interfaces and the Multiphysics node containing one or more multiphysics couplings.
On the figure below, the predefined interface Conjugate Heat Transfer, Laminar Flow is found under the Heat Transfer branch. It adds the constituent interfaces Heat Transfer and Laminar Flow, and the Multiphysics node containing the Nonisothermal Flow multiphysics coupling.