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{  FIELDMAP.PDE  

 

   This example shows the use of the adjoint equation to display Electric field

   lines and to compare these to the vector plot of E.

 

   The problem shows the electrostatic potential and the electric field

   in a rectangular domain with an internal region in which the dielectric

   constant is five times that of the surrounding material.

   The electric field E is -grad(V), where V is the electrostatic potential.

 

   The adjoint equation method of generating field lines will only work if there

   are no internal sources (charged bodies).

 

   See also DIELECTRIC.PDE

}  

 

title  

'Electrostatic Potential and Electric Field'  

 

variables  

 V  

 Q  

 

definitions  

 eps = 1  

 

equations  

{ Potential equation }  

 V:    div(eps*grad(V)) = 0  

then  

{ adjoint equation }  

 Q:    div(grad(Q)/eps) = 0

 

boundaries  

region 1  

  start (0,0)  

    value(V) = 0    

     natural(Q) = tangential(grad(V))  

  line to (1,0)  

    natural(V) = 0  

     natural(Q) = tangential(grad(V))  

  line to (1,1)  

     label 'V100'

    value(V) = 100  

     natural(Q) = tangential(grad(V))  

  line to (0,1)  

     endlabel 'V100'

    natural(V) = 0  

     natural(Q) = tangential(grad(V))  

  line to close  

 

region 2  

   eps = 5  

  start (0.4,0.4)  

  line to (0.8,0.4) to (0.8,0.8) to (0.6,0.8)  

        to (0.6,0.6) to (0.4,0.6) to close

 

monitors  

contour(V) as 'Potential'  

contour(Q) as 'Field'  

 

plots  

grid(x,y)  

contour(V) as 'Potential'  

contour(Q) as 'Adjoint Field Lines'  

contour(V,Q) as 'Potential and Adjoint Field Lines'  

vector(-dx(V),-dy(V)) as 'Electric Field'  

vector(-dx(V),-dy(V)) norm notips as 'Electric Field'  

fieldmap(V) on "V100" fieldlines=24 points=200 as "Field Map"

contour fieldmap(V) on "V100" fieldlines=24 points=200 as "Potential and Field Map"

 

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