This two-day course for magnet system design introduces the specialist features of Opera-2d and Opera-3d. The course covers all aspects of magnet design and modeling including superconducting and permanent magnet systems. Course instructors with many years of world class magnet design experience present a series of lectures giving electrical engineers and physicists the benefit of their experience in the use of finite element analysis methods.

The course covers a wide range of magnet technologies:

• MRI
• Accelerator lattice magnets
• Separators
• Passive & active shields
• Kicker magnets
• Cyclotrons
• RF cavities
• Target magnets
• Spectrometers

Aspects of pre-processing are covered to help Opera users construct efficient finite element models. These include:

• Coil modeling, including super-conducting coils
• Ferromagnetic and conducting materials
• Permanent magnets
• Use of boundary conditions for efficient modeling
• Meshing

Successful post-processing and acquisition of accurate results is paramount in this technology and the course focuses specifically on obtaining:

• Field distribution and harmonics
• Inductance and stored energy
• Forces on coils and structures
• Stresses in materials and conductors

The course also explains other important topics including:

• Eddy current analysis
• Power dissipation and thermal analysis
• Shielding configurations
• Superconducting systems