DocumentCode :
993362
Title :
A mesh generator for tetrahedral elements using Delaunay triangulation
Author :
Yuan, J.S. ; Fitzsimons, C.J.
Author_Institution :
Rutherford Appleton Lab., Didcot, UK
Volume :
29
Issue :
2
fYear :
1993
fDate :
3/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
1906
Lastpage :
1909
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;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9464
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/20.250780
Filename :
250780
Link To Document :
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