Objectives 1. Become familiar with the COMSOL Multi-Physics Simulation environment and its graphical user interface. 2. To fully appreciate the role that non-dimensional groups play in convective heat transfer generate FEA simulations for natural, mixed and forced convection heat transfer from a horizontal cylinder in cross-flow. 3. Perform a mesh refinement study for each heat transfer mode specification. Graph the temperature distributions across the channel on a y = cont line just behind the cylinder. Hence estimate the coarsest mesh M monotone (!) solution that exhibits confirmable engineering accuracy. 4. Detail the generated FEA solution heat transfer mode differences graphically and quantitatively and report the associated Nusselt numbers.
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