Intense heat sources discharge into cooler water bodies. This creates highly localized buoyant thermal plumes. The resulting sharp temperature differentials across nearby concrete or metal geometries cause unequal structural expansion.
Cracking typically occurs when the liquid pressure in the interdendritic films drops below a "fracture pressure". If the solid skeleton cannot withstand the thermal-induced strain and the liquid cannot "heal" the gap due to low permeability, a crack forms. 2. Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical (THM) Coupling flow 3d hydro crack hot
Available in the 2025R1 version , this allows for tracking particle-particle interactions, such as how riprap or rocks react to intense hydraulic forces. Intense heat sources discharge into cooler water bodies
FLOW-3D HYDRO utilizes a robust multiphysics solver engine to bridge the gap between fluid hydraulics and structural thermodynamics. 1. True Volume of Fluid (TruVOF) Tracking Cracking typically occurs when the liquid pressure in
), which compares tensile strength to maximum thermal stress over time. Case Study Example
Tracks heat conduction, convection (advection), and latent heat release during solidification.