Well in the end I created a finite difference matrix in a spreadsheet to examine the transient response of the simplified case of a flat aluminum plate with a nylon casing in .025 second time increments. It turns out that the aluminum distributes the heat so quickly (about 468 times faster than...
Thanks for the responses.
My approach matched what Garland suggested in step 1. However the problem I ran into is that (according to PTC) I cannot set the initial temperatures of these bodies in Mechanica and then just allow the heat to flow. I was hoping that someone here knew how to do this...
I have an interesting thermal FEA problem.
Stated in a generic way: Is it possible in Mechanica to look at the
transient thermal response of two bodies of different materials that
are brought together with different initial temperatures. Heat
transfer from outside the system is negligible...
