Multiphysics coupling
QuickField is capable of multiphysics analysis, where different field problems should be simulated together and the results of one analysis are used as input data for other one. This second (“destination”) problem has to be defined on the same geometry model as the “source” problem, and may take into account the calculated field values or some derivative parameter distribution, as well as other manually defined loads and boundary conditions, usual for this type of field analysis.
You can combine several coupling types in one problem. E.g., after calculating currents distribution, electrostatic and magnetic fields as separate problems based on the same model file, you can calculate temperature distribution from Joule heat and then find stresses caused by temperature, magnetic and electric forces all together.
Currently the Multiphysics coupling in QuickField is supported for following types of 2D source and destination problems for specific types of imported data.
Source problem | ---> |Transferred data|---> | Destination problem. |
Destination Source | DC magnetics | AC magnetics | Transient magnetics | Static heat transfer | Transient heat transfer | Stress Analysis |
DC magnetics | Magnetic permeability | Magnetic permeability | Initial magnetic field | Force | ||
AC magnetics | Joule heat | Joule heat | Force | |||
Transient magnetics | Initial magnetic field | Joule heat | Joule heat | Force | ||
Electrostatics | Force | |||||
DC conduction | Joule heat | Joule heat | ||||
AC conduction | Joule heat | Joule heat | Force | |||
Transient electric | ||||||
Static heat transfer | Temperatures | Initial temperatures | Temperatures | |||
Transient heat transfer | Temperatures | Initial temperatures | Temperatures | |||
Stress Analysis |
Destination problem type | Imported value | Example |
---|---|---|
DC magnetics | Magnetic permeability | Loudspeaker voice coil inductance |
AC magnetics | Magnetic permeability | Saturable reactor |
Transient magnetics | Initial magnetic field | Biased relay force |
Stress Analysis | Force | Stress distribution in a long solenoid
Solenoid under current load TOKAMAK solenoid mechanical stress |
Destination problem type | Imported value | Example |
---|---|---|
Static heat transfer | Joule heat | High voltage cable ampacity |
Transient heat transfer | Joule heat | Copper inductor with a steel tube
Inductively heated ceramic |
Stress Analysis | Force | High frequency line trap |
Destination problem type | Imported value | Example |
---|---|---|
Transient magnetics | Initial magnetic field | Coil with triangle wave current |
Static heat transfer | Joule heat | Double wound solenoid |
Transient heat transfer | Joule heat | Coil pulsed heating |
Stress Analysis | Force | Inductor inrush current stress |
Destination problem type | Imported value | Example |
---|---|---|
Stress Analysis | Force | Comb drive resonator |
Destination problem type | Imported value | Example |
---|---|---|
Static heat transfer | Joule heat | Temperature distribution in an electric wire
Temperature distribution in the conducting sheet |
Transient heat transfer | Joule heat | Cylindrical fuse |
Destination problem type | Imported value | Example |
---|---|---|
Static heat transfer | Joule heat | Disc insulator heating |
Transient heat transfer | Joule heat | |
Stress Analysis | Force |
Destination problem type | Imported value | Example |
---|---|---|
AC magnetics | Temperatures | AC Magnetic and Heat Transfer Double Coupling iterator |
Transient heat transfer | Initial temperatures | Heating and cooling of a slot of an electric machine |
Stress Analysis | Temperatures | Pipe subject to temperature and pressure |