Microheaters have been widely investigated because of their extensive applications in gas sensors, flow rate sensors and other Microsystems. The geometric optimization for the microheater was performed by simulating a wide range of... COMSOL Conference 2010, Bangalore G. Velmathi, N. Ramshanker, and S. Mohan Department of Instrumentation, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Stroke is caused by an interruption of brain blood supply and is one of the leading causes of death and disability. A mild reduction of 2-5°C in tissue temperature through hypothermia has shown reduced tissue infarct size, increased... COMSOL Conference 2012, Boston R. Sikorski1 , T. Merrill1 1 Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, USA
We present COMSOL-based analyses and design optimizations of a micromachined wind sensor. The sensor relies on eight germanium thermistors embedded in a thin silicon nitride membrane, where two orthogonally arranged ensembles, each... COMSOL Conference 2011, Stuttgart A. Talic1 , S. Cerimovic2 , M. Mutapcic2 , R. Beigelbeck1 , and F. Keplinger2 1 Institute for Integrated Sensor Systems, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Wiener Neustadt, Austria 2 Institute of Sensor and Actuator Systems, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria
This paper deals with the Cage System, developed by Roctool, which heats and transforms composite materials. The simulation shows the importance of the inductor design and position relative to the mold. COMSOL Conference 2006, Paris R. Ernst1 , D. Perrier2 , J. Feigenblum2 , and R. Hemous2 1 EPM - CNRS 2 Roctool
The COMSOL Multiphysics package has been used in this work to model and simulate the electromagnetic and thermal properties of GaAs pHEMT based Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits (MMIC), and a multi-chip millimeter wave package... COMSOL Conference 2006, Birmingham J. Ding, and D. Linton Queen’s University, Belfast
COMSOL Multiphysics was used to model and simulate the thermal performance of solid targets irradiated with charged particles.Results showed that materials with a high thermal conductivity to heat capacity ratio behave better in cooling... COMSOL Conference 2007, Boston M. A. Avila-Rodriguez1, J. A. Sader1, and S. A. McQuarrie1,2 1Edmonton PET Centre, Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada 2Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Division of Oncologic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
In this model a three-dimensional heat transfer analysis was performed by using COMSOL Multiphysics\' Heat Transfer Module. The model is about the heating of a set of vials (Figure 1) in a current of hot air in the laminar regime. We... COMSOL Conference 2012, Milan G. Mongatti1 , A. Borelli1 1 Marchesini Group, Pianoro, Italy
The simulation of heat and moisture transfer represents an essential resource in designing energy efficient buildings. In this paper a time-dependent wall model, consisting of several homogeneous domains, with third-type boundary... COMSOL Conference 2011, Stuttgart M. Bianchi Janetti, and F. Ochs University of Innsbruck Unit Building Physics Innsbruck, Austria
Simulated Thermal Response Test (TRT) data are analyzed in order to evaluate the effect of the tridimensionality model’s feature in determining the proper value of the soil thermal conductivity and borehole thermal resistance.... COMSOL Conference 2009, Milan L. Schiavi1 1 Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Parma, Parma, Italy
The aim of this work was to simulate the electro-thermal behavior of a micro-hotplate used as a gas sensor, in order to compare the obtained results with a real structure. The structure has been designed in 3D and a stationary and a... COMSOL Conference 2012, Milan N. Dufour1 , C. Wartelle2 , P. Menini1 1 LAAS-CNRS, Toulouse, France 2 Renault, Guyancourt, France
In this paper we present a transient numerical model of the heat transfer and thermochemical damage evolution in an IR translucent material using COMSOL Multiphysics. The model is evaluated using literature supplied and experimentally... COMSOL Conference 2012, Boston P. Joyce1 , J. Radice1 , A. Tresansky1 , J. Watkins1 1 United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, USA
Fluid injection and withdrawal in deep wells is a basic procedure in mining activities and deep resources exploitation, i.e. oil and gas extraction, geothermal exploitation, geothermal permeability enhancement and waste ?uid disposal. All... COMSOL Conference 2012, Milan G. Perillo1 , G. De Natale2 , C. Troise2 , A. Troiano2 , M.G. Di Giuseppe2 , A. Tramelli2 1 University of Naples Parthenope, Naples, Italy 2 INGV, Osservatorio Vesuviano, Naples, Italy
Landmines are an open problem in many countries of the world. They cause injuriesand death and no technique proposed to date guarantees fast and 100% reliable detection alone. To this purpose, at the Humanitarian Demining Laboratory of... COMSOL Conference 2010, Paris P. Fallavollita1,2 , S. Esposito1,2 , and M. Balsi1,2 1 Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Informazione, Elettronica e Telecomunicazioni, “La Sapienza” University, Rome, Italy 2 Humanitarian Demining Laboratory, Cisterna di Latina, Italy
“NASA\'s Advanced Exploration Systems (AES) program is pioneering new approaches for rapidly developing prototype systems, demonstrating key capabilities, and validating operational concepts for future human missions beyond Earth... COMSOL Conference 2012, Boston J. Knox1 , K. Kittredge1 , R.F. Coker1 , R. Cummings1 , C.F. Gomez1 1 NASA - Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, USA
Dr. Christian Deville-Cavellin is a Research Engineer at Ugitech's Research Center, since 1995. Ugitech, member of the Schmoltz & Bickenbach group, is a stainless steel, long products producer. C. Deville-Cavellin is responsible for... COMSOL Conference 2008, Hannover C. Deville-Cavellin Dr. Liquid Metal Metallurgy and Solidification department Ugitech’s Research Center, Ugine, France
Regenerative heat exchangers (RHX) find widespread applications in liquid food or pharmaceutical processing as well as in reaction engineering. Whereas \"large\" RHX systems have been in use for a long time, their smaller micro-channel... COMSOL Conference 2011, Boston O. Yildirim, and Z. Guo Intellectual Ventures Laboratories Bellevue, WA
Monitoring of indoor CO2 concentration is of particular interest to detect room occupancy in order to optimize power consumptions of building. One approach to monitor the indoor CO2 concentration is to use optical detection using specific... COMSOL Conference 2012, Milan S. Gidon1 , M. Brun1 , S. Nicoletti1 , P. Barritault1 1 Commissariat Energie Atomique, LETI, Minatec Campus, Grenoble, France
COMSOL Multiphysics has been used to model the temperature distribution produced inside a tool as a result of the forces and friction involved in a cutting process, along with the resulting diffusional flow of cobalt binder from the... COMSOL Conference 2007, Boston M. Crosskey and E. Gutierrez-Miravete Department of Engineering and Science, Rensselaer at Hartford, Hartford, CT, USA
The ampacity of a cable depends on the cross section of its conductor. When selecting a cable design for a specific application it is of interest to choose the lowest possible conductor cross section in order to reduce material costs.... COMSOL Conference 2012, Milan E. Pelster1 1 Wenger Engineering, Ulm, Germany
Heat and mass transfer involved in drying is studied by using COMSOL 3.4. The effect of air temperature on the performance of the drying process applied to fresh food slices is scrutinized. COMSOL’s flexible formulation is exploited by... COMSOL Conference 2008, Hannover M. de Bonis, and G. Ruocco DITEC, Universitµa degli studi della Basilicata, Campus Macchia Romana, Potenza, Italy
