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Can we define anisotropic conductivity for solids in Fluent?

In real life materials might have variation in material properties such as conductivity of a solid.

You can define anisotropic conductivity in Fluent.  Ansys Fluent provides options to solve the conduction equation in solid zones and shells with the thermal conductivity specified as a matrix. The options available for defining anisotropic thermal conductivity in Ansys Fluent include anisotropic biaxial (available for shells only), orthotropic cylindrical, orthotropic principal axes and principal values, and user-defined anisotropic.

The following options are available for defining anisotropic thermal conductivity in Ansys Fluent. These are discussed below.

  • anisotropic

  • biaxial (available for shells only)

  • orthotropic

  • cylindrical orthotropic

  • principal axes and principal values

  • user-defined anisotropic