See How Modeling and Simulation Is Used Across Industries
Multiphysics modeling and simulation drives innovation across industries and academia — as is evidenced by the many uses showcased in the technical papers and posters presented by engineers, researchers, and scientists at the COMSOL Conference each year.
Draw inspiration from the recent proceedings collected below, or, to find a specific presentation or filter by application area or conference year/location, use the Quick Search tool.
View the COMSOL Conference 2025 Collection
Nowadays, thermal insulation is applied to most buildings. However, this proves to be a challenge for most monumental buildings. When insulation needs to be applied at the interior side of a building, thermal bridges are inevitable. Wooden beam ends beared in an external wall are an ... Read More
Vibro-acoustics encompasses the study of interaction between sound and vibration. For example, sound transmission analysis is important to design vehicle bodies and building partitions, advanced noise control technologies can ease the increasing noise pollution problem in densely ... Read More
Benchmarks are important tools to verify computational models. In the research area of building physics, the so-called HAMSTAD (Heat, Air and Moisture STAnDardization) project is a very well known benchmark for the testing of simulation tools. In this paper we revisit this benchmark by ... Read More
Wooden sculptures are an important part of European cultural heritage, but they are also among the most vulnerable objects to variations of temperature and relative humidity (RH). Fluctuations in the ambient environment can lead to irreversible structural and aesthetical damage. The ... Read More
PIR (Passive Infrared) sensor is the most widely used motion sensor for occupancy detection in building automation applications. Normally, only the binary information indicating presence or absence is used. However, an advanced analysis of the PIR sensor analog signal can results in more ... Read More
The app discussed in this paper is based on a COMSOL Multiphysics® 1D heat transfer model that analyses the heat flow through a double pane window, with a gas chamber between the two panes, as would normally be mounted in the wall of a building, a container or a refrigerated chamber. The ... Read More
The paper presents a student guide on how to implement surface to surface radiation within COMSOL Multiphysics® software for case studies found within the built environment. We included four benchmarks: (1) Radiation in a triangular cavity with infinite length; (2) Radiation between two ... Read More
Solar radiation is a prominent contributor of energy in buildings, and can be transmitted directly into a building through opaque surfaces, but it can also be absorbed by building components (i.e. walls, roofs etc.). This study discusses the use and effect of ventilated facades, with an ... Read More
3D-scanning of rooms and entire buildings is state of the art and commonly used to obtain and save the digital building structure. This information simplifies appropriate planning for modifications, to equip rooms, for interior design, etc. With a new approach of IR-heating and IR ... Read More
An energy pile harvests geothermal energy to heat and cool a building by integrating ground heat exchanger (GHX) pipes into the building’s deep foundation, and extracts heat from the ground in the winter to heat buildings and injects heat into the ground during the summer. In areas with ... Read More