A method for creating twelve-node finite element meshes to ‎find the cutoff wave number for polygonal and circular ‎waveguides

Authors

  • K. Lekhana Department of Mathematics, Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Bangalore, India
  • Shivaram K.T Department of Mathematics, Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Bangalore, India

How to Cite

Lekhana, K. ., & K.T, S. (2025). A method for creating twelve-node finite element meshes to ‎find the cutoff wave number for polygonal and circular ‎waveguides. International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 14(1), 59-64. https://doi.org/10.14419/y9648s16

Received date: March 11, 2025

Accepted date: April 11, 2025

Published date: April 15, 2025

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14419/y9648s16

Keywords:

Cut Off Frequency; Helmholtz Equation; 12-Noded Mesh; Wave-Guide

Abstract

The numerical solution of the Helmholtz equation-driven electromagnetic waveguide eigenvalue issue is presented using the finite element ‎method. This work utilized a 2D automated 12-noded mesh generator, run with Maple 13, to produce a highly efficient, straightforward, and accurate higher-order technique for the current work. A transcendence automated discretization is constructed. Meshes with quadrilateral ‎elements are used for wave-guiding structures that are square, L-shaped, and unit-circular regions, but this explanation of the finite element ‎approach is sufficient for the purposes at hand. In any numerical simulation that uses the finite element approach, meshing procedures are ‎extremely important, the approach is shown for several waveguide configurations, and the results are compared to the most ‎reliable numerical or analytical results. Since there is no curvature loss, the results demonstrate that the proposed methodology is precise and ‎effective for producing finite element models of complex structures, this article provides a cutoff frequency determination using the Maple ‎program and commercial software analysis results are taken into account for the comparison, demonstrating that the computation results for ‎electromagnetic applications, this process can be used to obtain the most efficient energy transmission.

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Lekhana, K. ., & K.T, S. (2025). A method for creating twelve-node finite element meshes to ‎find the cutoff wave number for polygonal and circular ‎waveguides. International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 14(1), 59-64. https://doi.org/10.14419/y9648s16

Received date: March 11, 2025

Accepted date: April 11, 2025

Published date: April 15, 2025