Multiphysics Simulation

This book highlights a unique combination of numerical tools and strategies for handling the challenges of multiphysics simulation, with a specific focus on electromechanical systems as the target application. Features: introduces the concept of design via simulation, along with the role of multiphysics simulation in today's engineering environment; discusses the importance of structural optimization techniques in the design and development of electromechanical systems; provides an overview of the physics commonly involved with electromechanical systems for applications such as electronics, magnetic components, RF components, actuators, and motors; reviews the governing equations for the simulation of related multiphysics problems; outlines relevant (topology and parametric size) optimization methods for electromechanical systems; describes in detail several multiphysics simulation and optimization example studies in both two and three dimensions, with sample numerical code.

Dr. Ercan M. Dede is a researcher and manager at the Toyota Research Institute of North America in Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Dr. Jaewook Lee is an Assistant Professor at the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering of Korea Aerospace University, Goyang, South Korea. Dr. Tsuyoshi Nomura is a Senior Researcher at Toyota Central R&D Labs, Nagakute, Japan.