DocumentCode
896879
Title
A 2-D finite element mesh generator for thermal analysis of underground power cables
Author
Mushamalirwa, D. ; Germay, N. ; Steffens, J.C.
Author_Institution
Louvain Univ., Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Volume
3
Issue
1
fYear
1988
fDate
1/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
62
Lastpage
68
Abstract
A fully automatic program generating two-dimensional finite-element (FE) grids has been developed to deal with underground-cable geometries. The user needs only to specify the location of the various objects in terms of circles and straight-sided polygons. A few global parameters control the whole process. A node and element renumbering facility allow near-optimal bandwidth or frontal solution in the finite-element solver
Keywords
finite element analysis; power cables; thermal analysis; underground cables; 2-D finite element mesh generator; automatic program; circles; element renumbering facility; near-optimal bandwidth; node renumbering facility; straight-sided polygons; thermal analysis; underground power cables; Automatic control; Bandwidth; Character generation; Finite element methods; Geometry; Mesh generation; Power cables; Power generation; Process control; Soil; Underground power cables;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0885-8977
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/61.4227
Filename
4227
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