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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Finite Element Modeling of an AlGaN/GaN Based VOC Sensor Using COMSOL®
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are a large group of chemicals that can be found in many products that we use to build and maintain our homes. Some of the VOCs such as benzene, formaldehyde, ethylene glycol, etc. can be found in our everyday life in the form of paints, cleaning agents, ... Read More
CFD Studies of Educational Closed Loop Water Tank
This paper describes the utilization of COMSOL Multiphysics® package for the finite element modeling of an educational closed-loop water tank. The custom water tank was built to be part of the fluid mechanics lab belonging to the Mechanical Engineering Program of SUNY New Paltz, NY. The ... Read More
Phase Field Interface Modelling of Phase Separation for Microporous Structure Fabrication
Microporous structures have been broadly used for a wide range of applications, such as integrated circuit packages, binders, surface coatings and filtration systems. We have developed microporous non-volatile emulsion thermosets (MiNET), a new class of composite resins made from epoxies ... Read More
Fluid-Structure Interaction Studies of Coronary Artery Disease Biomechanics
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. In the United States, coronary artery disease accounts for 1 in 7 cardiovascular deaths. Cells in the blood and blood vessels are known to respond to alterations of the mechanical forces of their environment, such as blood ... Read More
Fully Coupled Hydro-Mechanical Modeling of Hydraulic Fracturing in Barnett Shale Formation
The unconventional shale gas reservoirs have a major contribution to hydrocarbon production in recent years. The hydraulic stimulation technique is being used to enhance the productivity of the target reservoirs. The drilled wellbore and existing natural fractures in the host rocks have ... Read More
Computational Fluid Dynamics Study of the Effects of Secondary Flow in 90-degree Pipe Elbow Erosion
Computational fluid dynamics of particle-laden fluid flows through a 90-degree pipe elbow were completed at Reynolds numbers 1,000 and 10,000; for different elbow curvature ratios of 1.0, 1.5, and 2.5; and for particles with different Stokes numbers of 0.05, 0.1, 0.5, 1.0, 5.0, and 10.0. ... Read More
Numerical Analysis of the Optimal Design Parameters of a Thermoelectric Microfluidic Sensor
The design of highly-sensitive thermoelectric microfluidic sensors for the characterization of biochemical processes is an important area of engineering research. This study reports three-dimensional numerical analysis of the critical design parameters of a continuous-flow biosensor with ... Read More
Investigation of 1D Compressible Navier Stokes Using Equation-Based Modeling
A fundamentally important area of the COMSOL Multiphysics® code is that of equation-based modeling. This root capability is unique in commercially-available codes and offers unlimited application. One specific area that requires more detail, even in the CFD Module of COMSOL®, is that ... Read More
Large-Scale Electrophoretic Fractionation of Rare Earths
My research group began applying microchip electrophoresis to fractionation of the rare earths more than a decade ago. The electrophoretic method we applied at microscale was isotachophoresis, which has the ability to quickly concentrate samples by several orders of magnitude while ... Read More
A Preliminary Design of a Hydrodynamic Microtrap for Capturing Aqueous Droplets in Oil Media
Droplet-based microfluidic systems are emerging as an ideal platform for the high-throughput screening of eukaryotic cells aimed to understand the complex, multidimensional, and dynamic biological processes [1]. Here, aqueous droplets – containing the eukaryotic cells – suspended in oil ... Read More