Title :
LMAG-2D: a software package to teach FEA concepts
Author :
Abe, Nancy M. ; Cardoso, Joseé R. ; Clabunde, Douglas R F ; Passaro, Angelo
Author_Institution :
Escola Politecnica, Sao Paulo Univ., Brazil
fDate :
3/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
LMAG-2D is an educational finite-element analysis software package with CAD/CAE technology used to teach the finite element method to undergraduate and graduate students of electrical engineering. A user-friendly interface encapsulates the technical complexity of the method, allowing students and professionals, even in their first contact with this methodology, to appreciate its relevance to practical problems. LMAG-2D can be used to simulate complex two dimensional “real-world” electrostatic, magnetostatic and electrokinetic models, with planar and axial symmetries. Linear and nonlinear phenomena can also be simulated
Keywords :
CAD; computer aided engineering; courseware; electrical engineering education; electrokinetic effects; finite element analysis; magnetostatics; user interfaces; CAD/CAE technology; FEA concepts; LMAG-2D; axial symmetry; educational finite-element analysis; electrical engineering; electrokinetic models; electrostatic models; graduate students; linear phenomena; magnetostatic models; nonlinear phenomena; planar symmetry; practical problems; software package; teaching; undergraduate students; user-friendly interface; Application software; Design engineering; Electrical engineering; Electrokinetics; Electrostatics; Finite element methods; Magnetostatics; Maxwell equations; Power engineering and energy; Software packages;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
