Impact of Tetrahedral Mesh Quality for Electromagnetic and Thermal Simulations
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Finite element simulation can be directly affected by mesh quality. The accuracy of finite element calculations is dependent upon of the mesh quality. Previously, we have introduced a novel approach to the construction of high-quality, isotropic tetrahedral meshes from segmented medical imaging data. This article proposes an experimental evaluation of the impact of our tetrahedral meshes on electromagnetic and thermal simulations with finite elements.
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