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Copyright 2007 MSC.Software Corporation TABLE OF CONTENTS WorkshopTitle Page 1.0Construct Hybrid Microcircuit Geometry………………………………………………………………..1-1 Geometry Creation 2.0Hybrid Microcircuit Finite Elements……………………………………………………………………..2-1 Meshing 3.0Equivalence and Verify the Hybrid Mesh……………………………………………………………….3-1 FEM Verification 4.0Material, Lists and Groups……………………………………………………………………………….4-1 Define material properties using lists and groups 5.0Thermal Analysis using Imported CAD Geometry…………………………………………………….5-1 Create and analyze model with imported geometry 6.0Comparison of Two Heat Sink Designs……………………………………………………………… D axisymmetric model with simple convection 7.0An Oven Window Design……………………………………………………………………………… D planar model with field definition for LBC, simple convection 8.0Temperature Dependent Material Properties………………………………………………………….8-1 2D planar model with field definition for material properties 9.0Thermal Analysis of the Hybrid Microcircuit……………………………………………………………9-1 Create convection and loading LBCs, submit analysis and view results 10.0Time Dependent Boundary Conditions…………………………………………………………………10-1 Using microfunctions for transient analysis 11.0Using Convection Correlations………………………………………………………………………… Using the convection configuration library

Copyright 2007 MSC.Software Corporation TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont.) WorkshopTitlePage 12.0Analysis of a Fuel Nozzle Tip…………………………………………………………………………………… Advective, radiative and convective boundaries, convective quads 13.0A Sprinkler System Hydraulic Analysis………………………………………………………………………… Pressure varying mass flow 14.0Midterm: Build a Simple 2 Plate Model………………………………………………………………………… Radiation heat transfer, analysis utilities 15.0User Supplied Subroutines……………………………………………………………………………………… User subroutine convection calculations 16.0A Concentric Tube, Counterflow Heat Exchanger………………………………………………………………16-1 Element sweep, gap convection 17.0Analysis of a Fuel Nozzle Tip Using Convection Between Regions………………………………………… Advective, radiative and convective boundaries 18.0Post-Processing the Hybrid Microcircuit Results with Insight………………………………………………….18-1 Insight tools 19.0Animating results with Insight…………………………………………………………………………………… Insight and Patran animation 20.0SINDA Translation of a PWB Model………………………………………………………………………………20-1 Read session file, produce SINDA deck 21.0Optimizing Performance of Radiation Interchange Analysis……………………………………………………21-1 Flags and settings to increase run efficiency 22.0Steady State Radiative Boundary Conditions…………………………………………………………………… D planar model with radiation within enclosures 23.0Your Model Here…………………………………………………………………………………………………… User initiated model