TCON
TCON is a state-of-the-art suite of thermal analysis software tools that enable the user to predict temperatures in a concurrent-engineering environment. It computes the heat-transfer factors from the GUI representation for use in an industry-standard equation solver. The GUI accepts data from many different commercial formats. TCON is used primarily in aerospace and electronics industries.
English
Supported Technologies
Windows 95/98/ME,
Windows XP/2000/NT
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Pricing
Users (# of seats)
995 to 6995
tcon@facinc.com
703-620-4942
Additional Product Information
Rapid Thermal Modeler;TCON is a thermal modeling tool developed by Frederick A. Costello, Inc., to enable the thermal engineer to develop thermal;models more efficiently and more accurately. TCON converts from a modeler with a graphical user interface (GUI) into thermal;radiation models and into thermal simulation models. TCON is linked to the FEMAP® GUI for model preprocessing and;postprocessing, to TRASYS, SSPTA and TSS for radiation models, and to SINDA85 and SINDA/G for simulation models. Because;FEMAP accepts many file formats, including PATRAN, MSC NASTRAN and AUTOCAD, the engineer can use the FEMAP-TCON;combination to generate thermal models from many GUI formats. ;TCON, FEMAP®, SINDA, TRASYS and SSPTA are available from Frederick A. Costello, Inc. This set of programs provides the;purchaser a full set of thermal simulation programs. ;TCON reduces modeling time to one-third the amount of time required by conventional, less automated methods. In addition,;because much of the tedium of conventional methods is removed, the models are more carefully developed. The engineer can watch;the development and steps of the model generating process using the Rapid Thermal Modeler Flow Chart. As the model is;developed, the flow chart signifies the completion of each step. The engineer can instantaneously see which step has been;completed and what still needs to be done. ;The Rapid Thermal Modeler creates the nodal heat capacitances, initial temperatures and conduction connections from a neutral;file created by the FEMAP finite element modeling program by Enterprise Software Products, Inc. ;In addition, the Rapid Thermal Modeler creates a radiation model, by either the corner-node or surface- centered modeling method.;TCON generates radiation input files for SSPTA, TRASYS and TSS. The Rapid Thermal Modeler automatically creates MLI;nodes and radiative connections to the underlying surfaces for all radiation surfaces designated by the user as being covered by;multilayer insulation. Used with the OrbitPlotter, space radiation models can be created, with any orbit, in the fraction of the time;required by conventional modeling methods. ;TCON supports many different types of elements. These elements include mass elements, line elements, planar elements and solid;elements. You can model something as simple as contact conductance or as complex as a complete spacecraft.