Hello everyone,

I'm currently working on a thermal study using SolidWorks and I'm having a few problems. My aim is to model the heat exchanges in a particular system: a solar oven. Here is a summary of what I want to do:

    1.    Background:
    - The oven consists of an inclined glass pane (facing the sun) and insulated with different materials.
    - I want to study heat transfer between the inside and the outside, taking into account conduction, convection and radiation.

    2.    Data available:
    - The thermal properties of the materials used (thermal conductivity, thickness, etc.).
    - The outside temperature and the intensity of solar radiation.
    - An assumption about the efficiency of the insulation system.

    3.    Problems encountered :
    - Correctly define the boundary conditions (heat flux, ambient temperature, etc.).
    - Configure the parameters to include solar radiation as a heat source.
    - Visualise the results: heat flows, temperatures and thermal gradient in the system.

    4.    What I've already done :

    - Created the CAD model in SolidWorks.
    - Started configuring the thermal analysis in the Simulation module, but I'm not sure I've set everything up correctly.

    5.    What I'm looking for 

   - Tips or detailed steps for defining boundary conditions in SolidWorks.
   - Tips for integrating radiative and convective exchanges in a realistic way.
   - A methodology for interpreting and exploiting the results obtained.

If you've already worked on this type of project or know of any relevant resources (tutorials, articles, videos), I'd love to hear from you!

Thank you in advance for your help,

Béringuier Romain