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.