EMAT simulations based on a two- dimensional FEM coupled electro- mechanical formulation

Issue title: Proceedings from the 16th International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics (ISEM 2013)

Guest editors: Xavier Maldague and Toshiyuki Takagi

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Garcia-Rodriguez, Daniel^{a; *} | Mihalache, Ovidiu^a | Ueda, Masashi^a

Affiliations: [a] Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Fast Breeder Reactor Safety Center, Tsuruga-shi, Fukui-ken, Japan | Université Laval, Canada | Tohoku University, Japan

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Daniel Garcia-Rodriguez, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Fast Breeder Reactor Safety Center, 1 Shiraki, Tsuruga-shi, Fukui-ken 919-1279, Japan. Tel.: +81 770 39 1031; Fax: +81 770 39 9228; E-mail: daniel.garcia@jaea.go.jp

Abstract: This work presents the development of a new approach to EMAT finite element method (FEM) simulations by using a novel coupled electromagnetic-mechanical equation system. Validation is performed within the limits of the un-coupled equations using commercially available FEM codes. The advantages and drawbacks of the new method versus the traditional un-coupled approach are evaluated for various EMAT patterns. Numerical FEM analyses use a sparse direct solver with either Euler or Crank-Nicolson implicit time integration methods.

Keywords: Electromagnetic acoustic transducer, EMAT, eddy currents, coupled, uncoupled, time transient, FEM

DOI: 10.3233/JAE-141875

Journal: International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol. 45, no. 1-4, pp. 543-549, 2014