Transparent Integration of SINDA/G Into Patran

The purpose of this Phase II SBIR is to design a software product that transparently integrates SINDA/G into the MSC.Patran FEA modeling system. This product is oriented towards both the beginning thermal analyst and the advanced SINDA user. The transparent integration allows a new user to use advanced features involving convection, surface-to-surface radiation, heaters, and other advanced thermal features without knowing the format of SINDA/G or thermal radiation codes. Experienced SINDA users will not be limited by the simple boundary conditions typically associated with FEA thermal codes, but will have the full power of SINDA/G. Because of the popularity of MSC.Patran in the aerospace world for building MSC.Nastran structural models, this graphical modeling environment is ideal for producing SINDA/G thermal models in order to enhance the concurrent engineering processes of aerospace hardware design.