2D:SummaryPreparingACalculation

Summary: Preparing a Calculation

This is an overview of the steps that have to be taken before you can start a calculation:

• You may enter some optional information about the project.

• You must define the geometry of the component (i.e. how it is composed of rectangles) and you may fine-tune the numerical grid.

• You must enter the material data for the individual elements of the component. The material data may be entered by hand or taken from the material database.

• You must specify the initial conditions, which describe the starting values of the temperature and moisture fields.

• For each surface, you must specify the surface transfer coefficients for heat, vapor and liquid transport, the orientation and inclination and the climatic conditions.

• You must specify the time interval for which the calculation shall be carried out: enter the starting date and the number of time steps.

• You may edit the parameters for the numerical control.

• You may check your input by viewing a report detailing the input data.

• As a precaution, you should now save your input to a save directory.

• Now you can start the calculation.