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3D_Bimetal
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This problem considers a small block of aluminum bonded to a larger block of iron. The assembly is held at a fixed temperature at the bottom, and is convectively cooled on the sides and top. We solve for the 3D temperature distribution, and the associated deformation and stress. All faces of the assembly are constrained, allowing it to grow as the temperature distribution demands. We do not use an integral constraint to cancel translation and rotation, as we have done in 2D samples, because in 3D this is very expensive. Instead, we let FlexPDE find a solution, and then remove the mean translation and rotation before plotting. { |