See How Multiphysics Simulation Is Used in Research and Development

Engineers, researchers, and scientists across industries use multiphysics simulation to research and develop innovative product designs and processes. Find inspiration in technical papers and presentations they have presented at the COMSOL Conference. Browse the selection below or use the Quick Search tool to find a specific presentation or filter by application area.


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Surface Acoustic Wave Properties (SAW) and Acoustic Streaming Characterization for Annular and Curved Electrodes on 128˚ Y-Cut, X-Propagating LiNbO3

G. Potter[1], N. Tokranova[1], S. Gattu[1], J. Castracane[1]
[1]SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Albany, NY, USA

Microfluidic devices and lab-on-a-chip (LOC) require the ability to transport or pump reagents or reaction products, the ability to effectively mix small volumes of fluid, and provide direct data display. Surface acoustic wave (SAW) driven acoustic streaming generated by a piezoelectric ... Read More

Edge Element and Second-Order Nodal Analysis for Arbitrary Shaped Waveguides

H. Arab[1], F. Afshar[2], C. Akyel[1]
[1]École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
[2]Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada

In this project a two dimensional second order nodal and linear edge elements programming model for homogeneous waveguide is developed and simulated in MATLAB® software Environment. The objective is to reduce or eliminate spurious solutions and to cater for any arbitrarily shaped ... Read More

Vortical Structures of an Impinging Jet in Cross-flow

K. Kucinskas[1]
[1]University of Hartford, Bloomfield, CT, USA

The analysis of an impinging jet in a cross-flow and the resulting vortical structures are presented. A computational fluid dynamics simulation utilizing the k-ε model for turbulence is validated in COMSOL Multiphysics® by comparing the results to previous experimental and theoretical ... Read More

Scan Angle Stability of a Second-Order Plasma-Switched Frequency Selective Surface

L. W. Cross[1], M. J. Almalkawi[2]
[1]Imaging Systems Technology, Toledo, OH, USA
[2]EECS Department, College of Engineering, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA

Large-area, light-weight electromagnetic protection (EP) structures are needed to protect sensitive microwave sensors and communications systems from high-power microwave (HPM) and electromagnetic pulse (EMP) threats. This paper presents the use of COMSOL Multiphysics® for ... Read More

Modeling Electrical and Thermal Conductivities of Biological Tissue in Radiofrequency Ablation

M. Trujillo[1], E. Berjano[1]
[1]Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain

Radiofrequency ablation is a minimally invasive techinique which is used to treat some kinds of cancer. The realism of theoretical models is very important. An influential factor in this realism is mathematical functions that model the temperature-dependence of tissue thermal and ... Read More

Modeling and Simulation of Piezoelectric Materials for Comparison to Experimental Data

E. Nesvijski[1,2], R. Sahul[2]
[1]Western New England College, Springfield, MA, USA
[2]TRS Technologies, State College, PA, USA

Finite element analysis (FEA) is a modern tool for exploration of new horizons in science, technology and engineering. Different computer software such as ANSYS, ABACUS, PZFLEX and COMSOL Multiphysics® based on FEA are used for modeling and simulation of acoustic phenomena, for design of ... Read More

Enhancement of Terahertz Emission by AuGe Nanopatterns

H. Surdi[1], A. Singh[1], S. S. Prabhu [1]
[1]Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha 
Road, Mumbai,India

Since the advent of Terhertz(THz) technology, improving the THz emission power has been one of the major research goal. One of the methods to increase the THz emission power is to increase the coupling of excitation laser light to the dielectric substrate.The field of nano-plasmonics ... Read More

Au Nanoparticle-based Plasmonic Enhancement of Photocurrent in Gallium Nitride Metal-Semiconductor-Metal (MSM) Ultraviolet Photodetectors

Arjun Shetty[1], K J Vinoy[1], S B Krupanidhi[2]
[1]Electrical Communication Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
[2]Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

III-nitride semiconductors and gallium nitride in particular have recently become increasingly important for optoelectronic applications like LEDs, solar cells and photodetectors due to their attractive properties like wide and direct bandgap, high power handling capability and high ... Read More

2-D Modeling of Underground Coal Gasification (UCG)

S. Mahajani[1], S. Srikantiah[1], G. Samdani[1], A. Ganesh[1], P. Aghalayam[2]
[1]Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
[2]Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India

UCG is a process which converts coal to syn gas at the underground coal seam itself. UCG can help meeting the rising energy demand by utilizing coal resources that otherwise would be too deep, or of poor quality, or simply not economical to mine. As UCG takes place, a cavity is formed ... Read More

Computational Analysis for Induction Heating of Moving Wire

Ishant Jain[1], S K Ajmani[1]
[1]Tata Steel Limited, Research and Development, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India

This is an preliminary attempt to simulate the complicated tunnel induction furnace, used for the heating of the long wire moving at a certain speed to achieve the desired mechanical properties. The furnace consists of 108 numbers of turns, with embedded cooling channel inside to cool ... Read More