DocumentCode
755607
Title
A Student-Oriented Finite Element Program for Electrostatic Potential Problems
Author
Hoburg, James F. ; Davis, James L.
Volume
26
Issue
4
fYear
1983
Firstpage
138
Lastpage
142
Abstract
The use of FINEL, a finite element program for electrostatic potential problems, in an electrical and computer engineering undergraduate course in field analysis at Carnegie-Mellon University is described. Motivation for this coverage derives from the widespread introduction and rapid growth of the method in the context of practical applications. FINEL is accompanied by PLOTR, a program for drawing the finite element grid and equipotential lines on a Tektronix plotting terminal or CALCOMP plotter. Finite element grids and equipotential structures for several specific problems are shown.
Keywords
Application software; Boundary conditions; Electrical engineering computing; Electromagnetic analysis; Electromagnetic fields; Electrostatic analysis; Finite difference methods; Finite element methods; Home computing; Laplace equations;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Education, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9359
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TE.1983.4321631
Filename
4321631
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