An interesting topic introduced by our mechanical engineering team is the use of Computation Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling for heat transfer analysis.  

A tool called Ansys Fluent can be used to model heat transfer using CFD so that we can see both airflow patterns and heat transfer patterns inside a conveyor belt dryer. The company posted a great introduction video to this topic on YouTube that we want to share here with everyone. 

This tool is capable of modeling all three 3 types of heat transfer and checking our energy balance for convergence. Our mechanical engineers are excited to explore this 6 part lecture from Ansys to learn more about how it can be used for our project!

References: [1] “Heat Tranfer Modeling in Ansys Fluent,” YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltghqvkURUk&list=PLtt6-ZgUFmMK3oeH8EHABTg6UTfJyDWcF (accessed Nov. 4, 2024).