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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2020 - Europex

Optimization of YBCO based superconducting bolometer working above LN2 temperature

Andrea Napolitano1, Samuele Ferracin 2, Michela Fracasso 3, Roberto Gerbaldo3, Gianluca Ghigo 3, Laura Gozzelino 3, Daniele Torsello3, Francesco Laviano 3
1DISAT, Politecnico di Torino, Italy and INFN sezione Torino, Italy
2DISAT, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
3DISAT, Politecnico di Torino, Italy and INFN sezione Torino, Italy

This study is focused on the optimization of a- YBa2Cu3O7-x (YBCO) based bolometer working above 77 K. The temperature distribution on the superconductor surface and the temperature profile through the whole system (bolometer plus plate with heaters) were studied at the working point ... Read More

Simulation studies of the MADMAX dielectric haloscope for Dark Matter axion research

Antonios Gardikiotis1, Stefan Knirck2, Jan Schuette-Engel1
1University of Hamburg, Germany
2Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, Munich, Germany

The axion is an excellent cold dark matter (CDM) candidate, originally proposed to solve the strong CP problem in strong interactions. A novel method to detect galactic axions is by using their conversion to electromagnetic waves from boundaries between materials of different dielectric ... Read More

An approach to verify the water transport model in organic coatings

M. Meeusen1
1Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

The protection of metal surfaces against corrosion is commonly achieved by the application of organic coatings. A dedicated evaluation of those coating systems is strictly necessary before putting them into service. While outdoor test programs are time intensive and accelerated corrosion ... Read More

Electrode design for efficient excitation of vibrational modes in an AlN based PMUT

Bart Weekers1, M. Billen2, D. Tabruyn3, R. Haouari2, P. Gijsenbergh2, V. Rochus2, X. Rottenberg2, L. Lagae3
1Imec / KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
2Imec, Leuven, Belgium
3Imec & Department of Physics and Astronomy, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Piezoelectric micromachined ultrasound transducers (PMUTs) are gaining increasing interest as miniaturized, low-power devices which can be easily integrated with electronic systems for applications such as medical imaging, therapeutic ultrasound, and particle manipulation. This work ... Read More

Hybrid Modeling Approaches for Microwave Heating System Design

Junwu Tao1, Tan-Hoa VUONG1, JIngyi Wang1, Li Wu2
1LAPLACE, Toulouse University, Toulouse INP-ENSEEIHT, France
2IAEM, Sichuan University, China

One of the advantages of microwave heating of a dielectric material is the direct transfer of electromagnetic energy to the core of the dielectric through interactions between electromagnetic waves and the dielectric, without heating the surrounding elements [1]. For an industrial ... Read More

Time Domain Simulations of Nonlinear Plasma Conductivity by Microwave Inductive Coupling

Horia-Eugen Porteanu1
1Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik, Berlin, Germany

Exciting plasma in inductive mode is attractive due to the high electron density and the absence of ion interaction with the reactor walls. However, any real system excites plasma at low power in capacitive mode with strong interaction with the walls. The transition from one mode to the ... Read More

CFD modeling of a commercial CVD system and simulation of a CVD deposition process

Oscar Alm1, Micael Baudin1
1Seco Tools, Sweden

Seco Tools produces inserts for machining metals. Roughly half the number of inserts Seco Tools produces are coated by Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD) which extends the inserts lifetime in machining operations significantly. More than 10 000 inserts are coated on trays in each CVD run. ... Read More

Modelling swellable Microneedles for transdermal drug delivery

Prateek Ranjan Yadav1, Diganta Bhusan Das1, Sudip Pattanayek2
1Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK
2Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India

Swellable microneedles (SMN) have gained a lot of attention to the transport of drugs in the skin. Microneedle swells by absorbing interstitial fluid, causing the loaded drug to transport into the skin without polymer dissolution which reduces the chance of infection and skin irritation. ... Read More

Metamaterial design for ideal solar absorber using multiscale simulations on COMSOL Multi-physics

Dr. Mohamed El Hachemi1, Mrs Nikhar Khanna1, Dr. Guillaume lamblin1, Dr Emanuele Barborini1
1Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxemburg

The renewable energy sector faces challenges in production processes due to geo-economic, and environmental issues. This had led to an increased interest in the use of solar energy as an alternative to fossil fuel based energy sources. In the solar energy field, significant research ... Read More

From the laboratory to the living room: COMSOL as a remote teaching and research tool

M. Emre Sener1, Daren J. Caruana1, Michael Parkes1, Romeo Asprec1, Yibo Wang1, Shuyue Luan1, Carlo Gariboldi1
1University College London, London, United Kingdom

At University College London, Applied Analytical Chemistry MSc course, we have used COMSOL Multiphysics as an alternative to laboratory-based student research projects. Use of computational modelling enabled students to complete their research work remotely while gaining experience in ... Read More