Computational modelling for EMC: validation and limitations for practical applications

The use of computational methods is now well established in several important areas of electromagnetic engineering; including antenna design, radar scattering prediction and design for lightning protection. For the majority of EMC applications, however, computational modelling is a comparative newcomer. The paper attempts a realistic assessment of the type of tools the EMC engineer really wants, presents a range of validation results generated within Sowerby Research Centre, and finally identifies a few important outstanding problems. >