METHOD FOR SIMULATING TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION OF LIQUID IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTAINER

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for easily simulating the temperature distribution of liquid in a three-dimensional container by using a general-purpose personal computer and a computer program for executing the method. SOLUTION: The scheme of a two-dimensional cell model for calculating temperature distribution in a container includes two-dimensionally projecting a three-dimensional container, and dividing the two-dimensional plane into micro-rectangles called cells. Each cell rewrites its own state quantity while interacting with the peripheral cells with the lapse of a time according to a determined rule. Thus, temperature distribution in a container can be predicted. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT