EM Programmer´s Notebook-some finite-element preprocessing algorithms for electromagnetic scattering

Author

Ross, D.C.

Author_Institution

Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI

Volume

35

Issue

3

fYear

1993

fDate

6/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

68

Lastpage

72

Abstract

All finite-element mesh-generation packages output a so-called universal file which, as a minimum, contains a list of the node coordinates, a table of the nodes which form each element, and a list of the materials filling the element. Algorithms that make use of this information to generate additional information or tables, which are typically required in any electromagnetic analysis code, are given. The given code fragments are in C to avoid explicit dimensioning of arrays and facilitate the execution of recursive routines

Keywords

electromagnetic wave scattering; finite element analysis; physics computing; C; electromagnetic analysis code; electromagnetic scattering; finite-element mesh-generation packages; finite-element preprocessing algorithms; node coordinates; recursive routines; tables; universal file; Boundary conditions; Conducting materials; Data mining; Electromagnetic analysis; Electromagnetic scattering; Filling; Finite element methods; Inorganic materials; Mesh generation; Surface treatment;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1045-9243

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/74.250160

Filename

250160