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SMEKlib to be Published OpenSource + Free Course on FEA!

Antti (admin) 10th December 201610th June 2017 FEM, General, Marketing, Matlab 5 Comments
SMEKlib to be Published OpenSource + Free Course on FEA!

SMEKlib – a Matlab library for analysing electrical machines – to be published OpenSource in the near future. Plus some other news.

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Frequency Response Analysis – When Motors Explode

Antti (admin) 9th December 201614th January 2017 Electrical engineering, FEM, Research and work, Technology 1 Comment
Frequency Response Analysis – When Motors Explode

Frequency response analysis is used to analyze how a system reacts to a specific excitation. Or, as I like to put it, when things explode.

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Reverse Engineering the Ansys TDM

Antti (admin) 4th December 201614th January 2017 Consulting, FEM, Marketing, Research and work, Technology 5 Comments
Reverse Engineering the Ansys TDM

The TDM method by Ansys is reported to speed-up time-stepping computations by up to 6000 %. Read my idea on how it might work.

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Don’t Miss out on These Resources: Enterfea and Peterlyu

Antti (admin) 30th November 201614th January 2017 FEM, Research and work, Technology No Comments
Don’t Miss out on These Resources: Enterfea and Peterlyu

Is your knowledge on nonlinear structural analysis and steel structures lacking? Don’t be ashamed, mine certainly is. Check out this cool resource.

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Stress Management – Don’t Let Engineering Kill You

Antti (admin) 17th November 201614th January 2017 Balance, Lifestyle, Philosophy, Wellbeing No Comments
Stress Management – Don’t Let Engineering Kill You

Engineers, researchers, and other brainy professionals definitely get to know their share of stress. Here be some tips on managing it no matter what.

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How to Write: Where Everyone Goes Wrong

Antti (admin) 8th November 201614th January 2017 Balance, Lifestyle, Marketing, Philosophy No Comments
How to Write: Where Everyone Goes Wrong

A common piece of advice is to write what people want to read. In my opinion, it’s somewhat more complex than that. Here’s how to write instead.

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Animation: Eddy Current Losses in a Stranded Winding

Antti (admin) 28th October 201614th January 2017 Electrical engineering, FEM, Research and work No Comments
Animation: Eddy Current Losses in a Stranded Winding

Animated eddy current densities in the stranded winding of an electrical machines. Rarely seen in public – read the post for more details!

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Faster Analysis of Eddy-Current Problems: Impulse Response Method

Antti (admin) 23rd October 201617th July 2020 Electrical engineering, FEM, Research and work No Comments
Faster Analysis of Eddy-Current Problems: Impulse Response Method

Eddy current problems are usually linear and time-invariant. Thus, they can be fully modelled with their impulse response function.

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Infographic on Finite Element Analysis

Antti (admin) 17th October 201614th January 2017 FEM, Marketing, Research and work No Comments
Infographic on Finite Element Analysis

Infographics are awesome. Everybody loves them. Here’s an infographic on finite element analysis, which’s gotta be even cooler.

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The Upgraded Lettu (a Finnish crêpe)

Antti (admin) 14th October 201614th January 2017 Food, Lifestyle No Comments
The Upgraded Lettu (a Finnish crêpe)

Lettus (like Finnish crepes) taste better than anything. Unfortunately, they are somewhat fattening for normal adults. Here’s a diet-friendly upgrade.

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