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Table 2 Approximate values of the floating potential α on Γ F and computational times for the example of a sphere and a bicone

From: Simulation of floating potentials in industrial applications by boundary element methods

Number of elements

384

1,536

6,144

24,576

SP floating

44.512

2 s

45.339

15 s

45.572

79 s

45.637

329 s

SL floating

44.512

2 s

45.341

7 s

45.573

28 s

45.637

124 s

SP full dielectric

44.512

3 s

45.340

27 s

45.573

106 s

45.636

569 s

SL full dielectric

44.433

2 s

45.355

11 s

45.553

34 s

45.632

168 s

2D ELFI

45.7