Verification and Example Problems

Several verification problems are presented to demonstrate the thermal model in FLAC. The project files for these examples may be found and loaded from the i Examples dialog.

FLAC2D

• Conduction in a Plane Sheet
• Conduction in a Hollow Cylinder
• Infinite Line Heat Source in an Infinite Medium
• Thermal Pore Pressure Coupled Response
• One-Dimensional Solution of Thermal Transport by Forced Convection and Conduction
• Steady-State Convection in a Saturated Porous Medium Heated from Above
• Steady-State Convection in a Saturated Porous Medium Heated from Below

FLAC3D

• Conduction in a Plane Sheet
• Conduction in a Hollow Cylinder
• Infinite Line Heat Source in an Infinite Medium
• Thermal Pore Pressure Coupled Response
• One-Dimensional Solution of Thermal Transport by Forced Convection and Conduction
• Steady-State Convection in a Saturated Porous Medium Heated from Above
• Steady-State Convection in a Saturated Porous Medium Heated from Below