Calculated physical quantities in Heat transfer

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For heat transfer problems the QuickField postprocessor calculates the following set of local and integral physical quantities.

Local quantities:

• Temperature T;
• Vector of the heat flux density F = –λgrad(T)

  Planar case: \[ F_x = -λ_x · \frac{\partial T}{\partial x}, \quad F_y = - λ_y ·\frac{\partial T}{\partial y} \]

  Axisymmetric case: \[ F_z = -λ_z · \frac{\partial T}{\partial z}, \quad F_r = - λ_r ·\frac{\partial T}{\partial r} \]

• Vector of temperature gradient G = -grad(T)

  Planar case: \[ G_x = -\frac{\partial T}{\partial x}, \quad G_y = - \frac{\partial T}{\partial y} \]

  Axisymmetric case:- \[ G_z = -\frac{\partial T}{\partial z}, \quad G_r = - \frac{\partial T}{\partial r} \]

Integral quantities:

See section Integral quantities in heat transfer.