// This code simulates the heating that arises when DC current flows through a tungsten conductor // with a thin central part. The DC current flow is calculated with an electrokinetic formulation // based on applied electric potentials at both ends and the temperature field is calculated // using the heat equation formulation, including the Joule heating due to the current flow. // The dependency of the tungsten resistivity and its thermal conductivity on the temperature is taken into // account. Because of this the problem is nonlinear and requires an iterative resolution to converge. #include "sparselizardbase.h" using namespace mathop; mesh createmesh(void); void sparselizard(void) { // Region number // - 1 corresponds to the whole volume // - 2 to the left face (input, electrically actuated) // - 3 to the right face (output, grounded) // int volume = 1, input = 2, output = 3; // Create the geometry and the mesh: mesh mymesh = createmesh(); // Write to file for visualization: mymesh.write("meshed.msh"); // Voltage [V] applied between the input and output faces: double appliedvoltage = 0.2; // Create the electric potential field v and temperature field T (both with nodal shape functions h1): field v("h1"), T("h1"); // Use an order 2 interpolation for both fields: v.setorder(volume, 2); T.setorder(volume, 2); // Apply the requested voltage to the input and ground the output: v.setconstraint(input, appliedvoltage); v.setconstraint(output); // Assume the temperature is fixed to 293 K on the input and output faces: T.setconstraint(input, 293); T.setconstraint(output, 293); // The tungsten resistivity 'rho' [Ohm*m] is a function of the temperature (5.60e-8 at 293 K with a 0.0045 [K^-1] temperature coefficient): parameter rho, k; rho|volume = 5.6e-8*(1+0.0045*(T-293)); // Its thermal conductivity varies from 173 to 118 [W/(m*K)] between 293 and 1000 K: k|volume = 173-(173-118)*(T-293)/(1000-293); // Expression for the electric field E [V/m] and current density j [A/m^2]: expression E = -grad(v); expression j = 1/rho * E; // Define the weak formulation for the static current flow. // // The strong form is: // // div(1/rho * grad(v)) = 0 // // with E = -grad(v) // formulation electrokinetics; electrokinetics += integral(volume, grad(tf(v))*1/rho*grad(dof(v))); // Define the weak formulation for the heat equation. // // Can be found at https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Nonlinear_finite_elements/Weak_form_of_heat_equation // // Strong form is r*cp*dT/dt - div(k*grad(T)) = volumic heat sources [W/m^3] // // where r [kg/m^3] is the density and cp [J/(kg*K)] is the specific heat capacity. // formulation heatequation; // Here the time derivative is zero (static simulation): // heatequation += integral(volume, r*cp*dt(dof(T))*tf(T)); heatequation += integral(volume, grad(tf(T))*k*grad(dof(T))); // Add the current heating source: heatequation += integral(volume, -j*E*tf(T)); // Start with a uniform 293 K temperature everywhere: T.setvalue(volume, 293); // Initial all-zero solution vector for the heat equation: vec solheat(heatequation); double relres = 1; while (relres > 1e-7) { // Compute the static current everywhere: electrokinetics.generate(); // Get A and b to solve Ax = b: vec solv = solve(electrokinetics.A(), electrokinetics.b()); // Transfer the data from the solution vector to the v field to be used for the heat equation below: v.setdata(volume, solv); // Deduce the temperature field everywhere: heatequation.generate(); // Get A and b to solve Ax = b: mat Aheat = heatequation.A(); vec bheat = heatequation.b(); // Compute a relative residual: relres = (bheat - Aheat*solheat).norm() / bheat.norm(); // Solve Ax = b: solheat = solve(Aheat, bheat); // Transfer the data from the solution vector to the T field to be used for the electrokinetics above: T.setdata(volume, solheat); std::cout << "Current iteration has relative residual: " << relres << std::endl; } // Compute the total current flowing trough the input face. // Since the computation involves a gradient that has to be // calculated in the volume (and not on the input face) // one can not simply call (normal(input)*j).integrate(input,4) // since with this a surface gradient will be calculated. // 'on()' is called to force the evaluation in the volume. double I = (-normal(input)*on(volume, j)).integrate(input, 4); // Compute the electric resistance R between input and output: double R = appliedvoltage/I; std::cout << std::endl << "Resistance is " << R << " Ohm. Current is " << I << " A" << std::endl; // Compute the peak temperature on the whole volume: double peaktemperature = T.max(volume,2)[0]; std::cout << "Peak temperature is " << peaktemperature << " K" << std::endl << std::endl; // Write v, j and T: v.write(volume, "v.pos"); j.write(volume, "j.pos"); T.write(volume, "T.pos"); // Code validation line. Can be removed. std::cout << (peaktemperature < 618.446 && peaktemperature > 618.444 && I < 1851.30 && I > 1851.28); } mesh createmesh(void) { // Give names to the physical region numbers: int volume = 1, input = 2, output = 3; // Define the x, y and z coordinate fields: field x("x"), y("y"), z("z"); double length = 0.2, thickness = 0.01, width = 0.05; // Define the 2D base to be extruded: shape leftquad("quadrangle", -1, {-length/2,-width/2,-thickness/2, -0.5*length/2,-width/2,-thickness/2, -0.5*length/2,width/2,-thickness/2, -length/2,width/2,-thickness/2}, {8,8,8,8}); shape rightquad("quadrangle", -1, {0.5*length/2,-width/2,-thickness/2, length/2,-width/2,-thickness/2, length/2,width/2,-thickness/2, 0.5*length/2,width/2,-thickness/2}, {8,8,8,8}); shape centralquad("quadrangle", -1, {-0.5*length/2,-width/2,-thickness/2, 0.5*length/2,-width/2,-thickness/2, 0.5*length/2,width/2,-thickness/2, -0.5*length/2,width/2,-thickness/2}, {16,8,16,8}); // Extrude the 2D base: shape leftblock = leftquad.extrude(volume, thickness, 3); shape rightblock = rightquad.extrude(volume, thickness, 3); shape centralblock = centralquad.extrude(volume, thickness, 3); // Make the central block less large in the middle: centralblock.deform(0, 15*(abs(x)-0.5*length/2)*y, 0); // Make it also a little thinner (in the z direction) in the middle: centralblock.deform(0, 0, 15*(abs(x)-0.5*length/2)*z); // Get the input and output faces: shape inputface = leftblock.getsons()[4]; shape outputface = rightblock.getsons()[2]; // Assign the physical region numbers as detailed above: inputface.setphysicalregion(input); outputface.setphysicalregion(output); // Load to the mesh all shapes important for the finite element simulation: mesh mymesh({leftblock,rightblock,centralblock,inputface,outputface}); // The mesh can be written at any time to have a feedback while creating the geometry! // mymesh.write("meshed.msh"); return mymesh; } int main(void) { SlepcInitialize(0,{},0,0); sparselizard(); SlepcFinalize(); return 0; }