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Iron-dominated electromagnet structures are traditionally considered as a domain of applications of the Finite-Element Method (FEM). FEM computer codes provide high accuracy for "close circuit" type geometries, however they are much less efficient for distributed geometries consisting of many spatially separated magnets interacting with each other. Examples of such geometries related to particle accelerators are insertion devices, quadrupole and sextupole magnets located close to each other, magnets with combined functions. Application of the finite volume integral approach implemented in the Radia 3D magnetostatics code to solving such geometries is described. In this approach, space around individual magnets does not require any meshing. An adaptive segmentation of iron parts, with the segmenting planes being roughly perpendicular or parallel to the expected directions of magnetic flux lines, minimizes dramatically the necessary CPU and memory resources. If a geometry is, nevertheless, too big for its complete interaction matrix to fit into memory, a special scheme of relaxation "by parts" can be applied. The results of calculations made for the SOLEIL electromagnet undulator HU256 will be presented.
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