ENGINEERING UTILIZATION MANUAL: THERMAL NETWORK ANALYZER PROGRAM MK5A IBM 709-7090 COMPUTER,

Abstract

The MARK5A Thermal Analyzer is the FORTRAN version of the CALAC Thermal Analyzer with added features such as complete input diagnostics, automatic plotting by a special function, heat rate (Q-24) calculations as direct input without punched cards, and special options. The MARK5A Thermal Analyzer solves transient and steady-state heat flow problems using a digital computer to obtain a finite difference solution for the analogous R-C electrical network. It can be programmed to run parametric studies and it will handle periodic and continuous functions. Routines are available to do arithmetic manipulation of problem variables, to calculate the effects of aerodynamic heating, convection, and arbitrary heat inputs. The program determines the envelope of a fluctuating temperature by defining the temperature and times when dT/d theta=0. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 1963
Accession Number
AD0423630

Entities

People

  • A. J. Dowling
  • J. A. Mckay

Organizations

  • Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Heating
  • Analyzers
  • Computers
  • Digital Computers
  • Electrical Networks
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transmission
  • Networks
  • Punched Cards
  • Steady State

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Computer Science.
  • Statistical inference.