Thermal deflection analysis

A system for calculating thermal deflection of a part at a load temperature, the system comprising:

• a computer processor for executing executable computer program code;
• a computer-readable storage medium containing the executable computer program code for performing a method comprising:
• importing a mesh model of the part, the mesh model representing the part in a three dimensional space;
• requesting a user to provide properties of the part, the properties affecting deflection of the part;
• receiving a boundary condition selection from the user, the boundary condition selection comprising a boundary condition and one or more nodes of the mesh model, the one or more nodes located along an edge of a portion of the part;
• identifying additional nodes along the edge of the portion of the part based on the selected one or more nodes and the boundary condition;
• applying the boundary condition to the selected one or more nodes and to the identified additional nodes;
• requesting the user to provide an initial temperature of the part and a load temperature of the part for analysis;
• receiving the requested properties of the part, the initial temperature, and the load temperature;
• and
• generating an executable file based on the received properties of the part, the boundary condition, the initial temperature, and the load temperature, the file executable by an application to calculate localized deflection in the part.

A computer program product for calculating thermal deflection of a part at a load temperature, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing computer program code for:

• importing a mesh model of the part, the mesh model representing the part in a three dimensional space;
• requesting a user to provide properties of the part, the properties affecting deflection of the part;
• receiving a boundary condition selection from the user, the boundary condition selection comprising a boundary condition and one or more nodes of the mesh model, the one or more nodes located along an edge of a portion of the part;
• identifying additional nodes along the edge of the portion of the part based on the selected one or more nodes and the boundary condition;
• applying the boundary condition to the selected one or more nodes and to the identified additional nodes;
• requesting the user to provide an initial temperature of the part and a load temperature of the part for analysis;
• receiving the requested properties of the part, the initial temperature, and the load temperature;
• and
• generating an executable file based on the received properties of the part, the boundary condition, the initial temperature, and the load temperature, the file executable by an application to calculate localized deflection in the part.