Fluid & Heat Blog Posts
Finding the Best Coal Arrangement for Even Heat in a Grill
Pizza on the grill? It’s actually quite delicious. Here, we use heat transfer modeling to determine how the grill’s coals should be arranged for even heating.
Keynote Video: Solving 2 Transport Process Problems with Simulation
In a keynote presentation from the COMSOL Conference 2016 Boston, Carl Meinhart from the University of California, Santa Barbara and Numerical Design discusses simulating transport processes.
Keynote Video: Locating Leaks in Pipe Networks with a Simulation App
Sebastien Perrier of Echologics discusses a simulation application used to locate leaks in underground pipe networks in his keynote presentation at the COMSOL Conference 2016 Boston.
Designing Inkjet Printheads for Precise Material Deposition
The design of an inkjet printhead nozzle is important in order for the device to have precise material deposition, whether it is used in a 2D or 3D printer.
Keynote Video: Combining First Principles Thinking and Modeling
Bernard McGarvey of Eli Lilly and Company discusses the combination of first principles thinking and modeling at the COMSOL Conference 2016 Boston.
How to Assign Fluid Pressure in CFD Simulations
What is the difference between relative and absolute pressure? Why does COMSOL Multiphysics® use relative pressure to solve CFD problems? Get answers here…
Introduction to Modeling Natural Convection in COMSOL Multiphysics®
Electronics cooling, indoor climate systems, and environmental transport problems all rely on natural convection. Get an introduction to modeling this phenomenon in COMSOL Multiphysics®.
Optimize 3D Printers by Modeling the Glass-Transition Temperature
Interested in 3D printing? Find out how researchers from Bangladesh and the United States analyzed a 3D printer head via heat transfer simulation.