Finite element analysis of a current density-electric field formulation of Bean's model for superconductivity

IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 182-204

  Elliott, C M ^a   Kay, D ^a   Styles, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bean Model; Finite elements; Stefan problem; Superconductivity

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY;

APPROXIMATE SOLUTION; BEAN MODELS; EXPERIMENTAL SET UP; FIELD FORMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT APPROXIMATIONS; SOURCE CURRENTS; STEFAN PROBLEM; TRANSVERSE MAGNETIC FIELD;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 11444270642     PISSN: 02724979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/imanum/drh018     Document Type: Article

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