Title :
Finite element analysis of transient electromagnetic heating effects in three dimensions
Author :
Bisson, S. H G Le ; Leonard, P.J. ; Rodger, D. ; Leyden, C.
Author_Institution :
Bath Univ., UK
fDate :
1/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The high transient currents used by electromagnetic launch techniques produce a wide range of problems for modeling. The use of electromagnetic finite element (FE) analysis has allowed the electromagnetic effects to be modeled, and as a result the instantaneous heating effects. A technique for modeling the cumulative heating has been demonstrated for the 2-D case in Bath University´s MEGA electromagnetic FE program, by an FE application of the thermal diffusion equation. The 2-D thermal model has been modified and extended to modeling the 3-D case, and to the coupling between electromagnetic and thermal material properties
Keywords :
electric heating; electromagnetic launchers; finite element analysis; thermal diffusion; transients; 2-D thermal model; Bath University; MEGA electromagnetic FE program; electromagnetic launch techniques; finite element analysis; thermal diffusion equation; thermal material properties; three dimensions; transient currents; transient electromagnetic heating effects; Electromagnetic analysis; Electromagnetic coupling; Electromagnetic heating; Electromagnetic launching; Electromagnetic modeling; Electromagnetic transients; Equations; Finite element methods; Material properties; Transient analysis;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
