{"id":17621,"date":"2018-11-24T17:13:37","date_gmt":"2018-11-24T17:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simscale.com\/?page_id=17621"},"modified":"2025-07-17T15:55:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T15:55:31","slug":"convective-heat-transfer-analysis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.simscale.com\/docs\/analysis-types\/convective-heat-transfer-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Convective Heat Transfer Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Convective heat transfer<\/strong> analysis can be used in cases where temperature changes in the fluid lead to changes in density. As a result, the fluid circulates under the influence of gravity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Figure 1: Convection in a car cabin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Creating a Convective Heat Transfer Analysis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To create a convective heat transfer analysis, the first step is to select the desired geometry and then click on ‘Create Simulation<\/strong>‘:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Figure 2: Creating a new convective heat transfer analysis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Afterward, a window with available analysis types appears as follows: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Figure 3: Steps to create a convective heat transfer analysis in SimScale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Choose the ‘Convective Heat Transfer’<\/strong> type from the list and confirm your choice by clicking the ‘Create Simulation<\/strong>‘ button. The following simulation tree with the corresponding settings should appear:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Figure 4: Simulation tree showing entries for a convective heat transfer analysis type.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Global Settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To access the global settings, click on ‘convective heat transfer<\/strong>‘ in the simulation tree. In there, users can configure a series of parameters, namely:<\/p>\n\n\n\n