[mir9283]

Hi all,

I'm using Source Terms for simulating a cube with internal heat reactions. When I'm choosing one Source Term the cube gets uniformly warmer.

I wonder what happens if I select more than one Source Term. Where are the Sources located?

I have already tried it by myself to find the difference between one or more Source Terms but there almost are none. Even by choosing 10 Source Terms with highly different values (varying from 1 to 10,000 W/m^3) the temperature is evenly distributed through the whole cube. Depending on the material I chose there are slightly differences in the temperature, so you can see different colors but the differences are below 1 Kelvin.

Neither I found any more informations in the Ansys Help.

I hope that someone got some experience in using the Source Terms

Thanks and Greets
Mike

[LuckyTran]

Most likely you have chosen a constant source over the entire cell zone. And if so, there's no difference at all between 1 or 2 or 3 sources if they all add up to the same total volumetric heat rate.