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Make a diving board that does not go below freezing in a steady 25oF wind.
Make a diving board that does not go below freezing in a steady 25oF wind.
Start by setting up a "Thermomechanical" simulation and choosing a material for the diving board.
Set a surface heat flux in one end of the board, and a convective heat transfer coefficient on the other sides of the board. You can assume the heat transfer coefficient of the air is 50 W/m^2K, and set the air temperature to 25 degrees F. You must also add a fixed support boundary condition on one end of the diving board.
Once the simulation finishes, you can view the results within "Solution Fields". Click on "Results", then select the globe next to temperature to see the gradient across the board. See how big of a heat flux is needed to keep the board above 32 degrees F (273.15 Kelvin).
HINT: Non-metal materials, which are less thermally conductive, will at least maintain heat close to the the surface heat flux. You can also try adding a surface heat flux into the whole bottom of the diving board.
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