Title :
A mesh generator for tetrahedral elements using Delaunay triangulation
Author :
Yuan, J.S. ; Fitzsimons, C.J.
Author_Institution :
Rutherford Appleton Lab., Didcot, UK
fDate :
3/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A tetrahedral mesh generator is developed. The generator is based on the Delaunay triangulation which is implemented by using the insertion polyhedron algorithm. Some new methods for dealing with the problems associated with the three-dimensional Delaunay triangulation and the insertion polyhedron algorithm are presented: degeneracy, the crossing situation, identification of the internal elements, and internal point generation. The generator works for both convex and nonconvex domains, including those with high aspect-ratio subdomains. Some examples (electromagnetic design and semiconductor device design) illustrate the capability of the generator
Keywords :
electromagnetic devices; insulated gate field effect transistors; mesh generation; semiconductor device models; Delaunay triangulation; MOSFET; convex domains; crossing situation; degeneracy; electromagnetic design; high aspect-ratio subdomains; insertion polyhedron algorithm; internal elements; internal point generation; mesh generator; nonconvex domains; semiconductor device design; tetrahedral elements; Cities and towns; Finite element methods; Laboratories; Magnetics; Mesh generation; Roundoff errors;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on