FEM foundation B: heat transfer and thermal stress (solids, 2D, explicit), coupled temperature–displacement, solve.heat (#45)

* Heat transfer and thermal stress: thermal materials, temperature BCs, heat loads, heat transfer and coupled temperature–displacement steps, solve.heat

Model: Material.thermal (conductivity, specific heat, expansion, isotropic or
per axis; reference temperature), BoundaryCondition::Temperature (dof 11),
loads SurfaceFlux, Convection, HeatSource and Temperature (a field in static
steps), procedures HeatTransfer { transient (θ-method) } and
CoupledTemperatureDisplacement; checks for missing conductivity/specific
heat/expansion. fem: heat conduction kernels (conductivity, capacity,
source, face flux/film, heat flux) on the DofLayout (one T per node), thermal
strain load and stress D(ε − ε_th) for every solid formulation incl.
incompatible modes. Solver: steady and transient heat transfer, thermal loads
in static steps, coupled steps (exact one-way coupling). Engine: solve.heat,
temperature/heat-flux result fields, probes. Decks refuse heat transfer by
name. Analytic verification: slab, source+convection/flux, thick cylinder,
erfc semi-infinite solid, free/constrained expansion, bimetal strip, coupled
step.

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* thermal: strains in 2D elements and explicit dynamics

Plane::thermal_load and stresses_with for plane stress (εzz free), plane
strain (σzz = −D₃·ε_th) and axisymmetric elements, incompatible modes
included; the solver's 2D kernels take them. Explicit dynamics turns a
step's temperature loads into a per-element thermal strain rate (reached
linearly over the step) subtracted from each strain increment, so it feeds
J2 and Johnson–Cook updates. Verified: free expansion in every 2D theory
and element, a biaxially held plate, an explicit free bar (ΔL = αΔT L,
stress-free) and a clamped bar at −EαΔT, capped at the yield stress with
perfect plasticity.

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* clippy

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* thermal: trusses take the axial thermal strain; keep the roadmap's M7 line

Truss::thermal_load and stresses_with project the thermal strain on the
member's tangent (Σ αₖ tₖ² ΔT); the static solver applies them to rod2/rod3
(#38). Explicit trusses take none yet and a warning says so.

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@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ pub struct Material {
pub j2: Option<J2>,
/// The equivalent plastic strain at which elements erode.
pub erosion: Option<f64>,
/// The (isotropic) expansion coefficient and reference temperature, when the material
/// expands.
pub expansion: Option<(f64, f64)>,
}
/// A one-point hexahedron.
@@ -58,6 +61,8 @@ pub struct Hex {
/// The element's stable length: its critical increment without bulk viscosity is
/// `length / wave_speed`.
pub length: f64,
/// The rate of its thermal strain, α ΔT / end time (every normal direction).
pub thermal_rate: f64,
}
/// A nodal-pressure tetrahedron.
@@ -72,6 +77,8 @@ pub struct Tet {
/// The frequency bound ω² of the undeformed element.
pub omega2: f64,
pub length: f64,
/// The rate of its thermal strain, α ΔT / end time (every normal direction).
pub thermal_rate: f64,
}
/// A fixed, frictionless rigid plane.
@@ -145,8 +152,14 @@ fn material(model: &Model, name: &str) -> Result<Material> {
}
Elastic::EngineeringConstants { .. } => None,
};
let expansion = match m.thermal.and_then(|t| t.expansion.map(|a| (a.axes(), t.reference_temperature))) {
None => None,
Some(([a, b, c], t_ref)) if a == b && b == c => Some((a, t_ref)),
Some(_) => return Err(Error::NotSupported(format!("orthotropic thermal expansion (material `{name}`) in explicit dynamics"))),
};
Ok(Material {
name: name.to_string(),
expansion,
elasticity: d,
density,
wave_speed: (stiffest / density).sqrt(),
@@ -278,7 +291,7 @@ impl System {
let rest = hex_scales(&k, &gamma, &mass, mat, rho, settings.hourglass);
sys.lump(&nodes, &mass);
let length = 2.0 * c / rest.omega2.sqrt();
sys.hexes.push(Hex { label, index, nodes, material: mi, kinematics: k, gamma, mass, rest, length });
sys.hexes.push(Hex { label, index, nodes, material: mi, kinematics: k, gamma, mass, rest, length, thermal_rate: 0.0 });
}
ElementKind::Tet4 => {
let nodes: [usize; 4] = idx.try_into().map_err(|_| invalid(format!("element {label} does not have 4 nodes")))?;
@@ -287,7 +300,17 @@ impl System {
let mass = k.nodal_volume.map(|v| rho * v);
let omega2 = frequency_bound(&k, k.gradient_norm(), mat.modulus, &mass);
sys.lump(&nodes, &mass);
sys.tets.push(Tet { label, index, nodes, material: mi, kinematics: k, mass, omega2, length: 2.0 * c / omega2.sqrt() });
sys.tets.push(Tet {
label,
index,
nodes,
material: mi,
kinematics: k,
mass,
omega2,
length: 2.0 * c / omega2.sqrt(),
thermal_rate: 0.0,
});
}
ElementKind::Rod2 | ElementKind::Rod3 => {
let area = area.ok_or_else(|| Error::Internal("truss area".into()))?;
@@ -319,6 +342,7 @@ impl System {
sys.discrete_increment = sys.discrete.critical_increment(&sys.dof_mass(), sys.nonlinear);
sys.prescribe(model, resolved, step, settings.end_time)?;
sys.load(model, resolved, step)?;
sys.temperatures(model, resolved, step, settings.end_time)?;
sys.conditions(resolved, settings)?;
Ok(sys)
}
@@ -355,6 +379,9 @@ impl System {
if let Target::ReferencePoint(rp) = bc.target() {
return Err(Error::NotSupported(format!("boundary conditions on reference points (`{name}` on `{rp}`)")));
}
if bc.is_thermal() {
return Err(Error::NotSupported(format!("temperature boundary conditions (`{name}`) in explicit dynamics")));
}
for &label in resolved.target_nodes(bc.target()) {
let Some(node) = self.node(label) else { continue };
for kind in self.layout.kinds(node).iter() {
@@ -380,6 +407,51 @@ impl System {
Ok(())
}
/// The thermal strain rates of the step's temperature loads: each element's mean nodal
/// temperature change from its material's reference (nodes no load reaches stay at it) is
/// reached linearly over the step, like a prescribed displacement, so the thermal strain
/// α ΔT grows at the rate α ΔT / end time (no thermal shock at the start).
fn temperatures(&mut self, model: &Model, resolved: &Resolved, step: &Step, end_time: f64) -> Result<()> {
let mut field: Vec<Option<f64>> = vec![None; self.labels.len()];
let mut any = false;
for name in &step.loads {
let Some(Load::Temperature { target, value }) = model.load(name) else { continue };
any = true;
for &label in resolved.target_nodes(target) {
let Some(slot) = self.node(label).and_then(|n| field.get_mut(n)) else { continue };
match *slot {
Some(old) if old != *value => {
return Err(invalid(format!("node {label} is given both {old} and {value} (temperature load `{name}` and another)")));
}
_ => *slot = Some(*value),
}
}
}
if !any {
return Ok(());
}
if !self.rods.is_empty() {
self.warnings
.push("trusses take no thermal strain in explicit dynamics yet; the temperature loads strain the solid elements only".into());
}
let materials = &self.materials;
let rate = |nodes: &[usize], material: usize| -> f64 {
let Some((alpha, reference)) = materials.get(material).and_then(|m| m.expansion) else { return 0.0 };
let dt: f64 = nodes.iter().map(|n| field.get(*n).copied().flatten().map_or(0.0, |t| t - reference)).sum::<f64>() / nodes.len() as f64;
alpha * dt / end_time
};
for h in &mut self.hexes {
h.thermal_rate = rate(&h.nodes, h.material);
}
for t in &mut self.tets {
t.thermal_rate = rate(&t.nodes, t.material);
}
if self.hexes.iter().map(|h| h.thermal_rate).chain(self.tets.iter().map(|t| t.thermal_rate)).any(|r| !r.is_finite()) {
return Err(invalid("the thermal strain rate is not finite"));
}
Ok(())
}
/// The constant load vector: forces and tractions as the model distributes them, consistent
/// pressure loads, gravity and body forces with the lumped (row-sum) weights.
fn load(&mut self, model: &Model, resolved: &Resolved, step: &Step) -> Result<()> {
@@ -394,6 +466,11 @@ impl System {
Load::Moment { .. } => {
return Err(Error::NotSupported(format!("moments (`{name}`): solid nodes have no rotations")));
}
Load::SurfaceFlux { .. } | Load::Convection { .. } | Load::HeatSource { .. } => {
return Err(Error::NotSupported(format!("{} loads (`{name}`) in explicit dynamics", load.kind())));
}
// Thermal strains, set by `temperatures`.
Load::Temperature { .. } => {}
Load::Force { .. } | Load::Traction { .. } => {
for (label, v) in resolved.nodal_loads.get(name).map(Vec::as_slice).unwrap_or_default() {
let node = self.node(*label).ok_or_else(|| off_mesh(*label))?;