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
fDate :
1/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on
