Opera-2d - electromagnetic design in two dimensions
A finite element program to simulate electrical engineering designs in two dimensions. It includes a Pre and Post-Processor environment and analysis modules. The software can be used as a "virtual prototyping" tool, allowing conceptual deisgns to be tried and tested quickly and easily.
The software also simulates the mechanical and thermal effects of a device, including coupling to the electromagnetic fields.
It can be used for both axi-symmetric and Cartesian geometries, if the third dimension is not significant.
Typical applications include:- Motors
- Accelerator Magnets
- Generators
- Actuators
- Sensors
- Magnetic Shielding
- NDT Equipment
- Magnetic Separation
- Magnetic Levitation
- X-Ray tubes
- Electron Lithography
- Induction heating
- Magnetisation process of permanent magnets
- Scientific Apparatus including MRI
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Simulation modules:- Electrostatic Fields
- Lossy (conducting) dielectrics
- Magnetostatic Fields
- Time Varying Fields
- Motion Induced Currents
- Rotational Motion
- Linear Motion
- Space Charge Analysis
- Mechanical Stress Analysis
- Transient and Steady State Thermal Analysis
- Magnetisation and Demagnetisation 'in service'
- Optimisation
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Features include:
- Automatic finite element mesh generation
- Non linear, hysteretic and anisotropic materials
- Coupling to external circuits
- Powerful post-processing including ability to compute energy and power, force and torque, contour maps of any variable, harmonics analysis and particle trajectories.
- Environment for parameterisation and creating custom menus
- Optimisation
- Link to system simulation