Title :
Multi-grid interface in computational electromagnetics
Author :
Sewell, P. ; Wykes, J. ; Vukovic, A. ; Thomas, D.W.P. ; Benson, T.M. ; Christopoulos, C.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Nottingham, UK
Abstract :
An elegant and accurate technique of interfacing segments of a uniform computational mesh with different spatial resolution is described. The technique is illustrated in the time-domain for a TLM mesh. Results show that a seamless interface is achieved between different mesh areas, thus allowing multi-scale problems to be accurately mapped onto the mesh.
Keywords :
computational electromagnetics; finite difference time-domain analysis; mesh generation; transmission line matrix methods; TLM mesh; computational electromagnetics; computational mesh; multigrid interface; multiscale problems; spatial resolution; time domain analysis; transmission line matrix;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20040107