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Fig. 9. Results of the first set of simulations for the 3D guided propagation case: (a) COMSOL; (b) APDL; (c) FEMAP.

Table 6. Second set of simulations for the 3D guided propagation case: analysis parameters and running times.

Time step [s] Δ t 2 ൉ 10 -6 2 ൉ 10 -6 2 ൉ 10 -6

Employed code

Element edge [m] b e

Number of elements

Running time [s]

3.8 ൉ 10 -3 3.8 ൉ 10 -3 3.8 ൉ 10 -3

COMSOL

530104 763416 440896

751

APDL

1139

FEMAP

711 (reduced output)