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Symmetry planes for joule heating model
Posted Jan 19, 2016, 12:49 p.m. EST Low-Frequency Electromagnetics, MEMS & Nanotechnology, Heat Transfer & Phase Change, MEMS & Piezoelectric Devices, Modeling Tools & Definitions, Parameters, Variables, & Functions Version 4.4 1 Reply
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I am trying to model joule heating. The model, for now, is just a strip of copper, with some thickness, sitting on top of the silicon substrate. I am using the joule heating physics module, and added ground on one side of the copper, and an electric potential on the other.
For this model, since it has symmetry I would like to build just one quarter of it and obtain results for the whole model. What boundaries conditions should I applied? I have used others software where there is choice for a symmetry planes.
Thanks
Leo
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Presumably it's the insulation condition you're looking for.
A more detailed description, including a sketch showing the full geometry and the BCs on the full geometry, would be helpful.
Best,
Jeff