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
COMSOL Multiphysics software was used to structurally optimize the Wright brothers’ flyer. The flyer was drawn in SolidWorks, imported and meshed in COMSOL. COMSOL Solid Mechanics module was used to analyze the flyer. Four of the... COMSOL Conference 2012, Boston A.H. Aziz1 , H. Pourzand1 , A.K. Singh1 1 Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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
This study will research a modern design of acoustic guitar by analysis of the vibrational modes. The guitar that will undergo testing has been provided by Emerald Guitars and is solely constructed using Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic... COMSOL Conference 2012, Boston J. O'Donnell1 , G. McRobbie1 1 University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom
A COMSOL model of a piezoelectric quartz double ended tuning fork gyroscope was implemented. The gyroscope has two detection modes; the first mode detects the angular velocity about a z-axis perpendicular to the tuning fork plane (x-y... COMSOL Conference 2012, Boston G. Choi1 , Y. Yong1 1 Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
“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
Pressure-driven air flow is directed over the microfluidic cavity induces circulating fluid motion in the cavity. Analyte contained in the air stream is absorbed into the cavity, mixes with the nanoparticles as a result of the circulating... COMSOL Conference 2012, Boston M.R. Barmi1 , B.D. Piorek1 , M. Moskovits2 , C.D. Meinhart1 1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA 2 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
This poster outlines the results of finite element analyses to study the antenna radiation pattern of an implanted medical device. Also presented are simulation results used to design an electrically small antenna for a portable control... COMSOL Conference 2012, Boston H. Suri1 1 Alfred Mann Foundation for Scientific Research, Valencia, CA, USA
Energy piles transfer the mechanical loads from buildings to the ground and serve as heat exchangers. Temperature changes in the ground influence its moisture content. This paper examines the effect of soil moisture content on the shaft... COMSOL Conference 2012, Boston E. Evgin1 , J.A.I. Sedano 1 , Z. Fu1 1 University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
The objective of this paper is to analyze the temperature variations within a superheater tube of a solar receiver steam generator. The tube is heated by concentrated, collimated solar irradiation with major cooling by an internal steam... COMSOL Conference 2012, Boston N. Lemcoff1 , S. Wyatt2 1 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Hartford, CT, USA 2 Alstom Power, Windsor, CT, USA
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling is a useful tool to gain an insight into various high temperature metallurgical processes such as the magnesium refining and the magnesium solid oxide membrane (SOM) electrolysis. In both... COMSOL Conference 2012, Boston X. Guan1 , E. Gratz1 , U. Pal1 1 Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Boston University, Brookline, MA, USA
The incidence of spinal cord injury (SCI) in the US is approximately 12,000 individuals annually, due to various forms of trauma and disease. Diminished flow over a prolonged period of time can cause permanent spinal damage. We... COMSOL Conference 2012, Boston M. Alshareef1 , A. Alshareef2 , V. Krishna3 , M. Kindy3 , T. Shazly4 1 College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA 2 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA 3 Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA 4 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
Although mammography is extremely important diagnostic technique, it suffers from some limitations such as false negative and positive results, using ionizing radiation and patient’s discomfort. Microwave imaging has been recently... COMSOL Conference 2012, Boston A. Jeremic1 , E. Khosrowshahli1 1 McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
In this paper an attempt has been made to design and analyze integrated circuit interconnects for unshielded four conductors with three levels system using Finite Element Method (FEM). The computational and simulation work has been... COMSOL Conference 2012, Boston S.M. Musa1 , M.N.O. Sadiku1 , J.D. Oliver1 1 Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX, USA
The rapid increase in power densities of integrated circuits has induced a significant interest in new reliable and high heat flux cooling technologies. The implication of such growth is the increased need for more efficient and more... COMSOL Conference 2012, Boston S. Arslan1 , J. Brown1 1 Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI, USA
Whilst initially developed as a diagnostic aid to improve echogenicity in ultrasound imaging, gas-filled lipid microbubbles are now emerging as a next generation \'theranostic\' tool in the medical arena. Here, their therapeutic potential... COMSOL Conference 2012, Boston M. Conneely1 , V. Hegde2 , H. Rolfsnes1 , A. Mason2 , D. McLean1 , C. Main1 , F.J.D. Smith2 , W.H.I. McLean2 , P.A. Campbell1 1 Carnegie Physics Laboratory, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom 2 Division of Molecular Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
Several undergraduate programs include the “Heat transfer” subject and, in our experience, it is hard for the students to grasp the concepts that are presented in the course. With this in mind, we designed and constructed an apparatus... COMSOL Conference 2012, Boston R. López1 , J. Morales*1 , M. Vaca1 , A. Lizardi1 , H. Terres1 , G. Bautista1 , A. Lara1 1 Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Tlalpan, Distrito Federal, Mexico
William T. Vetterling, Ph.D., is a Research Fellow of ZINK Imaging, Inc. and manager of its Image Science Laboratory in Bedford, Massachusetts. He received his Ph.D. in condensed-matter physics from Harvard University, and joined the... COMSOL Conference 2012, Boston
Simulation models for steady state thermal hydraulics analyses of ORNL’s HFIR have been developed using COMSOL. A single fuel plate and coolant channel of each type of HFIR fuel element was modeled in three dimensions. The standard k-?... COMSOL Conference 2012, Boston P.K. Jain1 , V.B. Khane2 , J.D. Freels1 1 Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA 2 Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, USA
This project utilizes the heat transfer module of the COMSOL Multiphysics environment to model the effects that an ohmic heating probe will have on neural tissue. The model quantifies the thermal impact of active components embedded on a... COMSOL Conference 2012, Boston M. Christian1 , S. Firebaugh1 , A. Smith1 1 United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, USA
