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Steady‐state solution of the PTC thermistor problem using aquadratic spline finite element method

Author(s) -

Ahmet Refik Bahadir

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

mathematical problems in engineering

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.262

H-Index - 62

eISSN - 1026-7077

pISSN - 1024-123X

DOI - 10.1080/10241230212911

Subject(s) - thermistor , finite element method , galerkin method , mathematics , mathematical analysis , ordinary differential equation , quadratic equation , mixed finite element method , differential equation , geometry , physics , engineering , thermodynamics , electrical engineering

The problem of heat transfer in a Positive Temperature Coefficient (PTC) thermistor, which may form one element of an electric circuit, is solved numerically by a finite element method. The approach used is based on Galerkin finite element using quadratic splines as shape functions. The resulting system of ordinary differential equations is solved by the finite difference method. Comparison is made with numerical and analytical solutions and the accuracy of the computed solutions indicates that the method is well suited for the solution of the PTC thermistor problem

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