Use of Overlapping Finite Elements for Connecting Arbitrary Surfaces With Dual Formulations

Houda Zaidi (1) , Laurent Santandréa (1) , Guillaume Krebs (1) , Yann Le Bihan (1) , Edouard Demaldent

1 LGEP - Laboratoire de génie électrique de Paris

In this paper, a method for the connection of non-conform arbitrary surfaces by overlapping finite element method is presented. Both scalar and vector degrees of freedom are considered. The use of reference elements allows to simplify the implementation of the method. Examples show the reliability of the method.

Houda Zaidi, Laurent Santandréa, Guillaume Krebs, Yann Le Bihan, Edouard Demaldent. Use of Overlapping Finite Elements for Connecting Arbitrary Surfaces With Dual Formulations. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 2012, 48 (2), pp.583-586. ⟨10.1109/TMAG.2011.2175907⟩. ⟨hal-00779504⟩