Trefftz discontinuous Galerkin methods for time-harmonic electromagnetic and ultrasound transmission problems

Issue title: Selected Papers from the 13th International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics (ISEM 2007)

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Badics, Zsolt^a | Matsumoto, Yoshihiro^b

Affiliations: [a] Tensor Research LLC, 30 Farrwood Dr, Andover, MA 01810, USA. Tel.: +1 724 612 4031; E-mail: badics@ieee.org | [b] Nuclear Engineering Ltd. (NEL), 1-3-7 Tosabori Nishi-ku, Osaka 550-0001, Japan. Tel.: +81 6 6446 9363; E-mail: ymatsumoto@neltd.co.jp

Abstract: An efficient strategy is described for the solution of time-harmonic electromagnetic and elastic wave problems. The strategy is based on the framework of the discontinuous Galerkin (DG) method, thereby using approximation bases that are locally conservative. Additionally, in the Trefftz DG method each approximation function satisfies the underlying partial differential equation in each finite element. The Trefftz DG method is similar to the ultra weak variational formulation (UWVF) but the local bases are constructed differently. Electromagnetic wave, eddy current and elastic wave problems are solved in order to analyze the performance of the method. The ultrasonic testing (UT) example is a two-dimensional elastic wave model of the Inconel welding area in reactor vessels.

Keywords: Discontinuous Galerkin method, Trefftz method, computational electromagnetics, computational UT, Inconel welding NDE

DOI: 10.3233/JAE-2008-951

Journal: International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol. 28, no. 1-2, pp. 17-24, 2008