> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Thermal Analysis

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  <Card title="FE Model, Load case" href="#fe-model-load-case" />

  <Card title="FE Model, Load case, 1.1.0" href="#fe-model-load-case-110" />
</CardGroup>

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## About this Block

**What it does:** The **Thermal Analysis** block runs a steady-state thermal conduction analysis based on temperature and heat flux boundary conditions.

**Tips:**

* All transient effects of heat transfer are neglected.
* The temperatures are reported assuming that the system has reached equilibrium.
* To run a Thermal Analysis, you need an [**Simulation Model**](/block-documentation/blocks/structures/model/simulation-model.html) with a material with thermal properties defined.
* Thermal Analysis can run with one or more boundary conditions.
* When the calculation is complete, a Head's Up Display (HUD) will appear that allows you to visualize the block's results. The block's visibility must be on to see the results window.
* It is recommended to use a Quadratic Geometric Order FE Mesh with any analysis to get the most accurate results.

## Example File

Download Example: [Thermal Analysis](https://storage.googleapis.com/files-learn/static/ExtendedBlockDocs/thermal_analysis.ntop)

![Thermal Analysis](https://storage.googleapis.com/files-learn/static/ExtendedBlockDocs/thermal_analysis.png)

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<h2 id="fe-model-load-case">
  FE Model, Load case
</h2>

Perform steady state heat conduction analysis on an FE Model subject to prescribed temperature and heat flux boundary conditions. All transient effects of heat transfer are neglected and the temperatures are reported assuming that the system has reached equilibrium.

### Inputs

| Name      | Type                                                                                | Description                               |
| --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| Model     | [FE Model](../../../../block-documentation/types/fe-model)                          | The finite element model.                 |
| Load case | [Boundary Condition List](../../../../block-documentation/types/boundary-condition) | The restraints and applied thermal loads. |

### Outputs

| Type                                                                                 |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| [Static Thermal Result](../../../../block-documentation/types/static-thermal-result) |

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<h2 id="fe-model-load-case-110">
  FE Model, Load case, 1.1.0
</h2>

Perform steady state heat conduction analysis on an FE Model subject to prescribed temperature and heat flux boundary conditions. All transient effects of heat transfer are neglected and the temperatures are reported assuming that the system has reached equilibrium.

### Inputs

| Name      | Type                                                                                | Description                               |
| --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| Model     | [FE Model](../../../../block-documentation/types/fe-model)                          | The finite element model.                 |
| Load case | [Boundary Condition List](../../../../block-documentation/types/boundary-condition) | The restraints and applied thermal loads. |

### Outputs

| Type                                                                                 |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| [Static Thermal Result](../../../../block-documentation/types/static-thermal-result) |