Efficient Modeling of a Spherical Radome
Application ID: 143981
This model demonstrates an efficient approach to simulating a thin, spherical, large radome using a 2D axisymmetric formulation with cubic discretization. The axisymmetric method captures full 3D behavior for azimuthally symmetric geometries at only a fraction of the computational cost. When the simulation domains are predominantly filled with air or dielectric, using higher-order elements such as cubic element on a coarse mesh can significantly reduce computational cost while preserving accuracy.
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