• DocumentCode
    1155800
  • Title

    Modeling of magnetic recording heads for 2-D and 3-D finite element analysis

  • Author

    Kanai, Yasushi ; Ogawa, Kazushi

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Inf. Eng., Niigata Univ., Japan
  • Volume
    30
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    9/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2948
  • Lastpage
    2951
  • Abstract
    Modeling of magnetic recording heads using 2-D and 3-D finite element analysis was investigated for metal-in-gap and thin-film heads. It is confirmed that flux concentration as well as core thickness has to be carefully modeled when trying to solve in two dimensions. It is noted that nonlinear 2-D calculations of metal-in-gap heads are acceptable, however, 3-D analysis is strongly recommended for thin-film heads
  • Keywords
    finite element analysis; magnetic flux; magnetic heads; magnetic thin film devices; modelling; 2D FEM; 3D FEM; core thickness; finite element analysis; flux concentration; magnetic recording heads; metal-in-gap heads; modeling; nonlinear 2D calculations; thin-film heads; Ferrite films; Finite element methods; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic cores; Magnetic fields; Magnetic films; Magnetic flux; Magnetic heads; Magnetic recording; Transistors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/20.312555
  • Filename
    312555