Lecture 1 - Introduction to FloTHERM

• What is CFD?
• What does FloTHERM do?
• How does FloTHERM work?
• Creating a FloTHERM model
• Starting FloTHERM
• Application windows
• Creating and editing geometry
• Help

Lecture 2 - Basic Building Block and Introduction to SmartParts

• Some Basic Definitions
• Setting up the Environment
• Organizing the Model
• Keeping track of the Solution
• Save/Load
• Post Processing

Lecture 3 - Using EDA Data

• Introduction to FloEDA.Bridge
• EDA Direct interfaces
• Processing Components
• Library Manager
• Processing the PCB
• Other Capabilities
• Transferring to FloTHERM
• Post Processing Continued

Lecture 4 - Using MCAD Data

• Introduction to FloMCAD.Bridge
• FloMCAD.Bridge user interface
• Supported file formats
• Geometry simplification
• Geometry conversion
• Additional FloMCAD.Bridge Capabilities

Lecture 5 - Radiation and Post Processing

Lecture 6 - Gridding

Lecture 7 - More SmartParts and Troubleshooting

• More SmartParts
  • Heat Sink
  • Fan
  • Recirculation Device (Blowers)
  • Heat Pipe
  • TEC
  • Die
  • Power Map
• Troubleshooting Models
• More Visual Editor functionality

Lecture 8-Command Center

• Basics function:
  • Introduction
  • Inputs
  • Outputs
  • Solving
• Advanced functions:
  • Design of Experiments (DOE)
  • Response Surface Optimization (RSO)
  • Sequential Optimization (SO)

Lecture 9-Component Modeling

• PCB SmartPart – Component

• FloTHERM.PACK:
  • Detailed component
  • 2-Resistor compact component model
  • DELPHI resistor compact component model

• Components in FloEDA.Bridge

• Network Assemblies

• T3Ster – FloTHERM Interface