Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Explore the tools and techniques available in SOLIDWORKS for thermal stress analysis. Starting with a simple hand calculation, we’ll progressively build up to a CFD + FEA one-way coupled study, demonstrating how to leverage different levels of SOLIDWORKS Simulation for accurate results.

What You’ll Learn:
- How to perform a thermal stress analysis from first principles
- Using SOLIDWORKS Simulation Standard for structural static analysis
- Leveraging SOLIDWORKS Simulation Professional for convection prescription
- Applying Flow Simulation to simulate convection effects
- Calculating bonding stresses on a simple chip model

Learn more about SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation: https://hubs.la/Q040K7J30

00:00 Introduction and Agenda
01:50 Demonstration: Thermal Expansion and Analysis
06:39 Contact Stresses and Heat Transfer Calculations
12:44 Setting up a Study for Static Analysis in SOLIDWORKS Simulation Standard
19:00 Setting up a Study for Thermal Analysis in SOLIDWORKS Simulation Professional
26:53 Fixturing in Thermal Studies
28:58 Importing Thermal Load and Running a Nonlinear Study
32:29 Compare Results Tool to See the Difference Between Static and Prostatic Studies
37:13 Setting up a Flow Simulation Study
50:19 Flow Simulation Results
57:40 SOLIDWORKS Simulation Tools Recap

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