An Integrated Design and Analysis Environment for Advanced Magnetic Devices

IDAM - 5172

Keywords CAM, design analysis, electromagnetic devices, knowledge-based systems

Start Date: 15-SEP-90 / Duration: 28 months

Objectives and Approach

The developed environment comprises some stand-alone analysis & design products aimed to enhance the capabilities of technical divisions in different organisations (including SMEs) and suitable to create the key building-blocks for the future definition of a fully integrated analysis and design structure for CIME applications

The following subsystems were provided an tested at the project end:

knowledge base fulfilled with technical and design expertise on electric & magnetic devices (superconductive test-coils) to assist engineers at the conceptual design stage
advanced prototype interactive SW environment (including, electric, magnetic, thermal and structural analysis in 2D) directly usable as a conceptual design tool, with features such as error estimation and adaptive meshing; the software environment is connected to CAD tools using standard data-exchange protocols
open-integrated 3D analysis environment, including a common database allowing connection between codes of different vendors performing different types of analyses with CAD packages.

Each tool was a-tested within the appropriate area of development and each subsystem b-tested in the real-life industrial environment of interest, in particular the 2D analysis subset was assessed by the project and after a period of usage by designers of the SME-partners in the consortium.

The IDAM analysis subsystems both 2D and 3D will be further developed and enhanced within the EP7294 MIDAS started at the end of 1992.

CONTACT POINT

Mr Emanuele Picco
ANSALDO RICERCHE SRL
Corso F.M. Perrone 25
I - 16161 GENOVA
tel: + 39/ 10-6558446
fax: + 39/ 10-6558419

Participants

ANSALDO RICERCHE SRL - I - C
LABEIN - E - P
VECTOR FIELDS LTD - UK - P
BERTIN & CIE - F - A
UNIVERSITA DI GENOVA-DIE - I - A
RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY - UK - A
VICKERS POLYMOTORS - I - A
ELECTROTECNICA ARTECHE - E - A

IDAM - 5172, December 1993

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