OOF2: The Manual
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6.4.4. Equations |  |
Name
Plane_Heat_Flux
Description
The Plane Heat Flux Equation is
![\[ {\bf J}_z = 0 \]](equations/6.4.4-eq-2.gif)
where 
is the Heat_Flux.
Activating the Plane Heat Flux equation is one way to reduce a three
dimensional problem to two
dimensions. Its role in thermal conduction problems is
analogous to the role of the Plane_Stress
equation in elasticity problems.
When the Plane Heat Flux equation is activated, no heat will flow in
the z direction, although the out-of-plane gradient of the Temperature, Temperature_z, may
be nonzero and will have to be solved for.
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