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Field distribution inside a closed guide using the finite differences method
Author(s) -
Almeida Rosber Neves,
Abdalla Humberto,
Martins Soares Antonio Jose
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
computer applications in engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.478
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1099-0542
pISSN - 1061-3773
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-0542(1999)7:1<17::aid-cae3>3.0.co;2-7
Subject(s) - equipotential , transmission line , capacitance , software , dielectric , electrical conductor , electrical impedance , line (geometry) , electrical engineering , computer science , software package , electric power transmission , characteristic impedance , simple (philosophy) , electronic engineering , mathematical analysis , physics , mathematics , engineering , geometry , programming language , philosophy , electrode , quantum mechanics , epistemology
A software package based on the finite differences method is presented. It displays the equipotential and flux lines of a closed transmission line with various dielectric layers and conductors. It is also possible to find the capacitance and characteristic impedance for simple and coupled lines. The program was developed in C and runs on a personal computer or compatible. The software has been used as a teaching aid for an undergraduate course in University of Brasília, thus providing the students with basic concepts of electric and magnetic fields in closed guided structures. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 7: 17–22, 1999