FLD8 - Skin Effect and Eddy Currents

Finite element solution of flat and axi-symmetric two dimensional magnetic fields with induced eddy currents. The grids can have up to 30000 nodes. Vector potentials are calculated as complex numbers.

Typically, the program is used to calculate losses due to induced eddy currents. In such problems, total currents are usually known in conductors connected to voltage sources, and are often zero in other conductors where the only return paths for the currents are through the conductors themselves. Restrictions are also imposed by transpositions and connections. The program can handle all such possibilities. There are post processors for wire windings, sheet windings, graphs and other types of special output.

The user's manual can be downloaded as a Word-document here.

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