Close Help Print Course module: 202000652 202000652 Finite Element Methods Course info Course module 202000652 Credits (ECTS) 3 Course type Study Unit Language of instruction English Contact person dr.ir. P.L. de Boeij E-mail p.l.deboeij@utwente.nl Lecturer(s) Previous 1-5 of 66-6 of 6 Next 1 Examiner dr.ir. W.T.E. van den Beld Contactperson for the course dr.ir. P.L. de Boeij Examiner dr.ir. P.L. de Boeij Examiner dr.ir. M.P. de Jong Lecturer P.J.M. van der Slot Academic year 2022 Starting block 2A Application procedure You apply via OSIRIS Student Registration using OSIRIS Yes Aims The student can explain the finite difference and finite element technique and can apply these to solve the common partial differential equations of physics The student can distinguish between elliptic, hyperbolic and parabolic partial differential equations, and formulate initial and boundary conditions. The student can apply the calculus of vector fields and vector differentials and the integral theorems of Stokes and Gauss to solve or simplify related integrals and partial differential equations. The student can translate a partial differential equation problem to COMSOL and validate the result of the evaluation. Content The Finite Element method is used in many engineering areas to evaluate a system described by (partial) differential equations such as fluid motion, thermal behaviour, mechanical stress and bending as well as electromagnetic phenomena. In many engineering problems it is actually a combination of these effects that play a role, for example the cooling of a mechanical structure to prevent thermal expansion with the flow of a cooling fluid. Working with a Finite Element method is not just asking the computer for an answer, as an answer it will give. Therefore this technique can only be used with a proper set-up of the problem and the validation of the results. Module Module 7 Participating study Bachelor Advanced Technology Required materials Websites online version of R. Feynman, R. Leighton, and M. Sands, "The Feynman Lectures on Physics" http://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu Recommended materials Book R. Feynman, R. Leighton, and M. Sands, "The Feynman Lectures on Physics" , 3 volumes 1964, 1966 ISBN-10: 0-201-02115-3, ISBN-13: 978-0-201-02115-8 (1970 paperback three-volume set) ISBN-10: 0-201-50064-7, ISBN-13: 978-0-201-50064-6 (1989 commemorative hardcover three-volume set) ISBN-10: 0-8053-9045-6, ISBN-13: 978-0-8053-9045-2 (2006 the definitive edition (2nd printing); hardcover) Book D.J. Griffiths, "Introduction to Electrodynamics" ISBN-10: 0-321-85656-2, ISBN-13: 978-0-321-85656-2 Book D.K. Cheng, "Field and wave electromagnetics" ISBN-10: 0-201-12819-5, ISBN-13: 978-0-201-12819-2 Book F. Gustrau and D. Manteuffel, "EM Modeling of Antennas and RF Components for Wireless Communication Systems" ISBN-10: 3-540-28614-4, ISBN-13: 978-3-540-28614-1 Websites S.J. Orfanidis, "Electromagnetic Waves and Antennas" http://www.ece.rutgers.edu/~orfanidi/ewa/ Instructional modes Assessment Presence duty Yes Assignment Presence duty Yes Lecture Presence duty Yes Other Presence duty Yes Self study with assistance Presence duty Yes Self study without assistance Tests Finite Element Methods Close Help Print