Cut of electric loop: about (2)

Cut of electric loop

Cuts of electric loop can be "manually" created (by the user) or "automatically" created (by the software).

Manual cut and automatic cut

A "manual" cut (created by the user) comprises a face or a set of existing faces that represents a cross-section in the magnetic circuit or in the electric loop as presented in the figure below.
An "automatic" cut (created by means of an automatic creation command) comprises:
- either a face or an assembly of existing faces (as previously)
- either a face or an assembly of faces created by means of an algorithm named meshing inflation (see block below).

Meshing inflation algorithm

The meshing inflation algorithm* creates supplementary points, lines and faces which allow the creation of the cut.

Attention: The automatic cuts created by means of the algorithm named of meshing inflation are associated with the meshing. The command of Delete mesh also destroys these cuts.

Note: * References:

“On the use of Automatic Cuts Algorithm for T0-T-Φ Formulation in Nondestructive Testing by Eddy Current” - Anh-Tuan Phung, Patrice Labie, Olivier Chadebec, Yann Le Floch , Gérard Meunier - ISEF 2007 September 13-15, 2007
“Automatic Cuts for Magnetic Scalar Potential Formulations” - Anh-Tuan Phung, Patrice Labie, Olivier Chadebec, Yann Le Floch , Gérard Meunier - IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol 41, N° 5, May 2005, pp 1668-1671