Nonconformal FETI-DP Methods for Large-Scale Electromagnetic Simulation

• Published in: IEEE transactions on antennas and propagation Vol. 60; no. 9; pp. 4291 - 4305
• Main Authors: Xue, Ming-Feng, Jin, Jian-Ming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY IEEE 01.09.2012; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Subjects: Antennas; Applied classical electromagnetism; Applied sciences; Array structures; Boundary conditions; Convergence; domain decomposition method (DDM); dual primal finite element tearing and interconnecting (FETI-DP); Electric fields; Electromagnetic wave propagation, radiowave propagation; Electromagnetism; electron and ion optics; Equations; Exact sciences and technology; finite element method (FEM); Finite element methods; Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications); nonconformal mesh; Physics; Radiocommunications; Telecommunications; Telecommunications and information theory; Vectors; Performance evaluation; domain decomposition method (DDM); dual primal finite element tearing and interconnecting (FETI-DP); Decomposition method; Numerical method; Implementation; Convergence speed; Finite element method; Cavities; Lagrange multiplier; Accuracy; Convergence rate; Array structures; Iterative methods; Antenna array; Electromagnetism; Digital simulation; Photonic crystals; finite element method (FEM); Dielectric antenna; Three dimensional model; Algorithms; nonconformal mesh; Residual impurity; High frequency; Domain decomposition; Metamaterial
• ISSN: 0018-926X; 1558-2221
• DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2012.2207076

Two nonconformal dual-primal finite element tearing and interconnecting (FETI-DP) methods are formulated for the finite element simulation of large-scale three-dimensional (3-D) electromagnetic problems through domain decomposition method (DDM). Both methods implement the Robin-type transmission condition at the subdomain interfaces to preserve the fast convergence of the iterative solution of the global interface problem in the high-frequency region. The first nonconformal FETI-DP method extends the conformal FETI-DP algorithm, which is based on two Lagrange multipliers, to deal with nonconformal interface and corner meshes, and the second method employs cement elements on the interface and combines the global primal unknowns with the global dual unknowns. Similar to the conformal FETI-DP method, the two methods formulate a global coarse problem related to the degrees of freedom at the subdomain corner edges to propagate the residual error to the whole computational domain in the iterative solution of the global interface equation. Numerical results for the simulation of finite antenna arrays, photonic crystal cavities, and dielectric-rod-array metamaterial slabs are presented to demonstrate the application, accuracy, efficiency, and capability of the two proposed nonconformal FETI-DP methods.