PH Engineers - FEA Thermal analysis.

[Goochie]

I'm looking for someone / somewhere that can do FEA thermal anaylsis. We're based in Staffordshire and somewhere local would be prefered but we're open to suggestion/recommendation from someone who has used such a service before.

Any ideas?

[mybrainhurts]

Do you want onion on that...?

[Goochie]

mybrainhurts said:

Do you want onion on that...?

No thanks - It gives me nasty smelly breath so I try not to have onion during the working day

[mybrainhurts]

Crafty bump...

Here, have another...

[anonymous-user]

whats the subject?

[Goochie]

coanda said:

whats the subject?

Static metal cast/pressed objects that get hot - around 130 degrees.

[snotrag]

got a university nearby? Sub it out to a final year BEng student.

[Marquis_Rex]

Perkins based in Peterborough often consult their services out. They know their stuff too, but I'm not sure of their prices. Email me offline if you want a contact there....

[pat_y]

agreed, universities tend to do this sort of stuff. I used Southampton Uni last time for stress/displacement FEA on plastic mouldings.
Just remember when dealing with acedemics, a project timeline is something that happens to other people, not them.

[Goochie]

I did my uni project (BEng) with TVR. Dynamic FEA of con-rods to be exact.

This is something a whole lot simpler and needs to be done somewhat quicker than a uni could offer, I think. Good thinking though!

[anonymous-user]

the beng idea is a good one - it'll take a while though.

what do you want to know? expansion and stress/strains?

[Goochie]

coanda said:

the beng idea is a good one - it'll take a while though.

what do you want to know? expansion and stress/strains?

We have a product that gets hot during use. Without going into too much detail, we suspect that something deforms druing use which, makes it impossible to un-screw another part of it. There is very little space to change things and despite applying liberal amounts of common sense and "good practice", I think its time to look at it from another angle.

[pat_y]

Don't suppose you can possibly use a material that has a lower Coeff of thermal expansion? Or is the Shear stress/strain modulus changing significantly with temperature?

[Marquis_Rex]

pat_y said:

Don't suppose you can possibly use a material that has a lower Coeff of thermal expansion? Or is the Shear stress/strain modulus changing significantly with temperature?

He probably could, but I would always reccommend getting the simulation analysis done before pursuing a solution...

[anonymous-user]

Goochie said:

coanda said:

the beng idea is a good one - it'll take a while though.

what do you want to know? expansion and stress/strains?

We have a product that gets hot during use. Without going into too much detail, we suspect that something deforms druing use which, makes it impossible to un-screw another part of it. There is very little space to change things and despite applying liberal amounts of common sense and "good practice", I think its time to look at it from another angle.

ok, do you have a private email addy?

I might be able to help.

[GKP]

Goochie said:

We have a product that gets hot during use. Without going into too much detail, we suspect that something deforms druing use which, makes it impossible to un-screw another part of it. There is very little space to change things and despite applying liberal amounts of common sense and "good practice", I think its time to look at it from another angle.

[Goochie]

coanda said:

Goochie said:

coanda said:

the beng idea is a good one - it'll take a while though.

what do you want to know? expansion and stress/strains?

We have a product that gets hot during use. Without going into too much detail, we suspect that something deforms druing use which, makes it impossible to un-screw another part of it. There is very little space to change things and despite applying liberal amounts of common sense and "good practice", I think its time to look at it from another angle.

ok, do you have a private email addy?

I might be able to help.

I do indeed - phil at philgooch dot com

[daver777]

hey,
i run a simulation consultancy, based in the midlands. lots of thermal experience.
pm me if you need a quote!
dave

[Goochie]

daver777 said:

hey,
i run a simulation consultancy, based in the midlands. lots of thermal experience.
pm me if you need a quote!
dave

Who do you work for ?

[daver777]

hey,
I am lucky enough to work for myself. my company is called Penso, we currently have 52 staff.
let me know if we can help!
dave