R. Krishnan, H.B. Nemade, and R. Paily
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati

In this paper, we discuss simulation of one-port Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) resonators using COMSOL Multiphysics. Resonator action can be achieved in one of the two ways; a single Inter-digital Transducer (IDT) having several fingers over a piezoelectric substrate or a short IDT with...

Mao, L., Koser, H.
Department of Electrical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT

We present a FEMLAB modeling study of an integrated, high-flow rate microfluidic pump for ferrofluids. Initial studies of these microfluidic devices have been performed using a onedimensional setup in MATLAB and later confirmed by corresponding simulations with FEMLAB 3.1 in partial differential...

T.S. Larsen, M.P. Sørensen, N.F. Pedersen, and S. Madsen
Technical University of Denmark

Around 1950 V.L. Ginzburg and L.D. Landau proposed a phenomenological theory for phase transitions. One of the more successful applications of the theory is to superconductivity and in particular to superconductors placed in a magnetic field. Some superconductors allow for magnetic field...

M. Stroe¹, R. Oltra¹, B. Vuillemin¹, and G. Girardin^2
1Institut Carnot de Bourgogne (ICB), Dijon, France
²AREVA NP, France

Crevice corrosion of stainless steel in chloride media was investigated based on an 11 species model. The role of parameters such as pH inside the crevice, external potential, chloride concentration of the bulk solution and crevice geometry was studied.

A thermodynamic criterion for...

D. Smith
MKS Instruments

This presentation summarizes three different types of modeling using COMSOL Multiphysics. It is divided into three parts: Compressible flow, Multiphase flow, and Plasma Simulations. For the first part, we perform a special case study of the Mass Flow Verifier. A Mass Flow Verifier validates...

S. Jeyaraman, B. Ganesan, and M. Kumar
GE Global Research, Bangalore

In this paper, a numerical model for time-domain ultrasound plane wave propagation for a desired angle is presented. The propagating angle is a function of the distance and the time-delay between the individual elements, and the propagating sound speed. In this model, the control parameter...

T.J. Craven, J.M. Rees, and W.B. Zimmerman
University of Sheffield

The Oldroyd-B family of viscoelastic fluids are notoriously difficult to model numerically. Standard Galerkin finite element methods are prone to numerical oscillations, and solutions break down as fluid elasticity increases. The situation can be remedied to a certain degree however through...

W. Huang, X. Huang, and K. Reifsnider
Connecticut Global Fuel Cell Center, University of Connecticut

Meso-scale structures significantly influence fuel cell performance and durability. We have modelled the multiphysics processes in the solid oxide fuel cell cathode-electrolyte interfaces considering the detailed distribution and geometry of the ionic conducting phase, the electronic...

Luciano Teresi
Assistant Professor
School of Engineering
Università "Roma Tre"
Rome, Italy

Cardiac muscle exists in two forms: the contractile myocardium and specialized conducting cells that spread the wave of depolarization throughout the chambers of the heart. Action potentials are initiated in the sinoatrial (SA) node, which serve as the “pacemaker” of the heart. In this...

F. Roy¹, B. Dutoit¹, F. Sirois², and F. Grilli^3
1École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
²Éole polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
³F. Grilli, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USA

Thin films are very promising for the design of novel and an efficient Fault Current Limiter (FCL) made of high-temperature superconductors (HTS). However, before considering the use of these in a power grid, their thermal and highly non-linear electromagnetic behavior in the presence of...