Thermal Modeling (471)

• Thermal Modeling Overview
  • Why perform thermal modeling?
  • Content and Level of modeling detail
  • Modeling or testing? Or both?
• Thermal Modeling Approaches
  • Analytical Hand Calculation
  • Nodal Network and Thermal Resistance
    • Basic Steps to Setting up a Nodal Network Model
    • Thermal Modeling Examples
  • Finite Element (FEM) or Finite Difference Modeling
    • Basic Steps to Setting up a Finite Element Model
    • FEM Thermal Analysis Example
• General Steps in a Thermal Analysis
• Detailed thermal modeling example
• Commercial Thermal Modeling Software Packages

Thermal Modeling