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Heat Analysis Manager (HAM), a Thermal Desktop API Based Heat Map Generation SoftwareThermal engineers often create custom heat maps to analyze their thermal model. However, generating a heat map is difficult because thermal simulation only readily provide attributes of simulated nodes such as temperature, capacitance, heat generation, and a network of conductances. Heat flow values are a derived quantity from the nodal attributes, and the data processing and management of heat flow between nodes quickly become difficult for large models. Deriving a network of heat flow values requires vast amount of calculations and data handling, heat map generation process generally suffers from processing speed, loss of accuracy, and/or presentation of data in a useful format. Heat Analysis Manager (HAM) is a Thermal Desktop (TD) based free multi-purpose tool developed to aid thermal engineers in analyzing their thermal model, including a heat map generation functionality. HAM’s heat map generator retains accuracy and fast processing speed by utilizing TD’s application programming interface (API) and built-in TD’s “Qflow from Results.” Furthermore, HAM’s heat map output is presented in an easily customizable format in Excel, allowing users to create various custom visual heat maps. A full description of how HAM utilizes TD’s API to create a customizable heat map is provided. A simple model demonstration is included along with step-by-step procedures on creating custom heat maps. HAM’s heat map result has been verified against TD’s and other heat map generation software, and verification methods are also included.
Document ID
20190030286
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
Bae, Daniel G.
(Lentech, Inc. Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Madden, Michael A.
(Lentech, Inc. Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 28, 2019
Publication Date
August 26, 2019
Subject Category
Computer Programming And Software
Report/Patent Number
GSFC-E-DAA-TN70479
Report Number: GSFC-E-DAA-TN70479
Meeting Information
Meeting: Thermal & Fluids Analysis Workshop (TFAWS 2019)
Location: Hampton, VA
Country: United States
Start Date: August 26, 2019
End Date: August 30, 2019
Sponsors: NASA Langley Research Center
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNG15CR64C
CONTRACT_GRANT: MIST-0002
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
Technical Review
Single Expert
Keywords
Thermal desktop
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