Electronic band structure for two-dimensional periodic lattice quantum configurations by the finite element method

Author(s):  
R. L. Ferrari
1969 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 163-168
Author(s):  
H Stordahl ◽  
H Christensen

The finite-element method (1) (2)∗ is increasingly used in the stress analysis of mechanical-engineering problems. It is the purpose of this paper to described how the finite-element method can be used as an effective tool in the design of rotors. Up to the present time this method has mainly been used in the analysis of two-dimensional problems. However, a special class of three-dimensional problems, namely axi-symmetric rotors, can be treated as a nearly two-dimensional problem. This paper summarizes the development of the finite-element method as applied to the analysis of the axi-symmetric rotor. A computer programme is then briefly described, and the application of the method to the solution of three examples taken from practical engineering experience are presented.


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