AN APPLICATION FOR LINE ELEMENTS EMBEDDED IN A 2D OR 3D FINITE-ELEMENT MESH

Authors
KONRAD A GRAOVAC M
Citation
A. Konrad et M. Graovac, AN APPLICATION FOR LINE ELEMENTS EMBEDDED IN A 2D OR 3D FINITE-ELEMENT MESH, IEEE transactions on magnetics, 32(3), 1996, pp. 647-650
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic","Physics, Applied
Journal title
IEEE transactions on magnetics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189464
Volume
32
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
647 - 650
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9464(1996)32:3<647:AAFLEE>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Objects with poor aspect ratios are difficult to model with 2D or 3D f inite elements because they require a very fine, dense mesh which lead s to large coefficient matrices. One-dimensional line elements embedde d in a 2D or 3D grid would mitigate this problem. Embedded line elemen ts are economical and, if used properly, yield good solutions to elect rostatic problems. The paper demonstrates their utility with a practic al electrostatic application.