International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering · 1981 · 80 citations · 6 references
EngineeringSystems EngineeringFinite Element AnalysisHeat TransferThermal AnalysisHeat Transfer AnalysisHeat Transfer ModelingThermal DesignThermal InsulationThermal Insulation DesignThermal ManagementElectrical InsulationFinite Element Thermal ModelingTemperature ConstraintsThermal ProtectionThermal Protection ConstraintsThermal Protection System DesignThermal Protection SystemsThermal-structural Analysis
Abstract Techniques for computing the sensitivity of temperatures to changes in design variables needed for designing thermal protection systems are considered. It is shown that the choice of the most efficient technique depends on the ratio of number of temperature constraints to the number of design variabies, as well as on the thermal analysis method employed. The analysis is specialized to the case of a structure modelled by finite elements, and an example of an insulation panel is used demonstrate the techniques.
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