Grid electrodes - QuickField simulation example
This is a model of a fragment of the electrode system, used in the Large Underground Xenon dark matter experiment. Electrode is made from the wire grid with rectangular cells and positioned in the round grounded tank.
How to find electric field distribution in wire grid electrodes?
Answer Typical applications Geometry 3D extrusion.
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Set up a 3D QuickField Electrostatics problem for wire grid electrodes and evaluate electric field distribution from computed field results.
wire grid electrodes, particle detector electrodes, cylindrical electrode grids
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Simulation problem
Problem Type electrostatics.
Relative permittivity of vacuum ε = 1,
Grid electrode potential U+ = 100 kV
Ground electrode, tank potentials U = 0 kV
Find the electric field distribution.
Due to model symmetry only one quarter of the tank is simulated.
Electric potential distribution around electrodes. Electric field strength distribution between HV grid electrode and grounded tank.
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