Any easily used thermal analysis software?

[ahphs1983]

algor thermal analysis -algorithm

I would like to analyze the surface temperature of a package.

Kindly help tell is any thermal analysis software that could be easily understood and used.

Thanks a lot

 

[IRECAD]

thermal analysis software

I use CFDesign from Blue ridge, IMO it both easily understood & used - but... you need a 3D interface such as solidworks ect. to create/manipulate the geometry.

 

[ahphs1983]

I use CFDesign from Blue ridge, IMO it both easily understood & used - but... you need a 3D interface such as solidworks ect. to create/manipulate the geometry.

So there is not any one stop solution?

 

[IRECAD]

Flotherm by Flomerics is a fully integrated package & so is Icepak from Ansys, I've used both but they are not as intuitive as CFDesign

 

[m1a2t3a]

There are plenty of easy to use fully integrated software. You really should consider price vs performance and utlity of the software. I would recommend Autodesk Algor analysis software. If you have not purchased it yet, let me know. I can give you pluses and minuses of many packages.

 

[timof]

There are plenty of easy to use fully integrated software. You really should consider price vs performance and utlity of the software. I would recommend Autodesk Algor analysis software. If you have not purchased it yet, let me know. I can give you pluses and minuses of many packages.

It would really help, and will be appreciated, if you could provide a comparative summary for thermal simulation software tools...

 

[rinj]

Can anybody help me,
I would like to learn the tool Flotherm by Flomerics.
I couldn't find out any demo or evaluation tool in Mentor Graphics website.

so, what is the best way to learn the basics, without buying a licensed one.

Thanks,
rinj.