Animated analytical and partially discretized solutions to the one-dimensional magnetic diffusion equation

Author

Levin, P.L. ; Langevin, R.P. ; Torrey, D.A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Worcester Polytech. Inst., MA, USA

Volume

36

Issue

3

fYear

1993

fDate

8/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

310

Lastpage

315

Abstract

An educational computer program which takes advantage of the graphical and computational capabilities of personal computers in order to help students visualize the dynamic phenomenon of magnetic diffusion is discussed. The program is capable of animating analytical and numerical steady-state solutions to a one-dimensional magnetic diffusion equation. The analytical solution is straightforwardly found from phasor analysis, while the numerical solution is calculated via the partial discretization method

Keywords

computer aided instruction; electrical engineering computing; finite element analysis; magnetic fields; dynamic phenomenon; educational computer program; electromagnets; finite element methods; one-dimensional magnetic diffusion equation; partially discretized solutions; phasor analysis; steady-state solutions; Differential equations; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic scattering; Facial animation; Inductors; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic fields; Power engineering and energy; Slabs;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Education, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9359

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/13.231510

Filename

231510