A thermal analysiscomputes the temperatures and the heat flows in a solid body when it is subjectto heat sources (convection, radiation, etc.) or heat losses.

Samcef Fieldsolves thermal response problems for solid media, having thermalcharacteristics which may vary with time and/or temperature, both in transientand in steady state.The results of asteady state analysis can be used as the starting point for a subsequent
mechanical linearstatic analysis.