All posts by Bridget Cunningham
COMSOL Multiphysics® User Manuals Now Available in Chinese
The Simplified Chinese installation option for COMSOL Multiphysics® now offers access to a number of its installation and introduction manuals in versions that are translated into Chinese.
Mildred Dresselhaus, a Driving Force for Women in STEM
Learn about the life and work of American scientist Mildred Dresselhaus, a driving figure in getting more women involved in science and engineering.
Improving Vascular Access for the Treatment of ESRD Patients
By combining CFD simulations with shape optimization techniques, biomedical engineers can better understand and predict vascular access for renal disease treatments.
App: Ensuring the Efficiency of an Absorptive Muffler Design
We discuss a simulation app that lets engineers easily modify the dimensions of an absorptive muffler design, its ambient working conditions, and the material properties of the porous liner.
Parade Technologies Improves Workflow Efficiency with Apps
Researchers at Parade Technologies create simulation apps and distribute them to colleagues — saving time and more effectively communicating with their customers as a result.
Industry Talks from the COMSOL Conference 2015 Grenoble
Keynote speakers from ArcelorMittal Global R&D, ABB, B&C Speakers, and CHLOE shared how they use multiphysics simulation at the COMSOL Conference 2015 Grenoble. Your recap >>
New Release: COMSOL Multiphysics® Version 5.2
It’s here! COMSOL Multiphysics® version 5.2 brings a number of upgrades to the Application Builder, COMSOL Server™, and other products in the COMSOL® software suite.
Designing a More Efficient Disk-Stack Heat Sink with Simulation
Thermal modeling is a powerful tool for analyzing the efficiency of heat sink designs. We demonstrate with a disk-stack heat sink example.
Why Wolfspeed Builds Apps with COMSOL Multiphysics
Engineers at Wolfspeed used the Application Builder in COMSOL Multiphysics® to optimize their development of wide bandgap semiconductors for silicon chips.
Industry Talks from the COMSOL Conference 2015 Boston
GrafTech Innovation and Technology Center, Huawei Canada Research Centre, and AltaSim Technologies shared how they are using multiphysics simulation at the COMSOL Conference 2015 Boston.
Using Simulation to Analyze Arterial Wall Mechanics
Studying arteries from a mechanical standpoint requires a reliable model that can fully describe the anisotropic nonlinear response of this biological soft tissue.
Optimizing the Power of a Piezoelectric Energy Harvester
When it comes to a piezoelectric energy harvester, the design configuration should maximize the level of power transfer. How can simulation be used to improve the design of an energy harvester?
Göttingen, a University Town with a Rich Scientific History
Göttingen, Germany, has a rich scientific history and is also home to a prestigious university — the University of Göttingen — and a COMSOL office! Learn more about this impressive city…
Evolving into a Better Design: Humans and Technology as One
Read about how the concept of constructal law applies to the joint evolution of humans and technology in this blog post about a keynote talk from the Conference of the Academia Europaea 2015.
How to Organize Your Simulation App Using Subforms
It is important that simulation apps are as organized as possible for ease of use. Learn how to create organized apps in COMSOL Multiphysics® by using subforms and form collections.
Creating Ultrafast Polymerase Chain Reaction Tests with LEDs
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, used simulation to develop an LED-based polymerase chain reaction system that shows potential for point-of-care testing. Get the full story.
App: Measuring the Diffraction Efficiency of a Wire Grating
We go over the features of the Plasmonic Wire Grating Analyzer demo app, which you can use as inspiration to build your own apps for more efficient wave optics and photonics simulation.
NREL Enhances Biofuel Conversion Processes with Simulation
In an attempt to make biofuel conversion more efficient and cost effective, researchers at NREL used simulation to study and optimize such processes. Get the full story >>
Simulation-Led Design Is Better and More Accessible than Ever
In the early days of simulation, it was only used by a small handful of R&D specialists. Thanks to recent developments in hardware and simulation software, this handy tool is more accessible.
The MTC Builds a Simulation App to Optimize 3D Printing
Engineers at the Manufacturing Technology Centre built a simulation app to efficiently analyze an additive manufacturing technique known as shaped metal deposition. Read the full story…
Improving Phase Change Energy Storage: A Natural Approach
A research team used thermal modeling to advance the performance of a phase change energy storage system — an effective and efficient approach to conserving thermal energy.
App: Studying a Concentric Tube Heat Exchanger’s Dimensions
The Concentric Tube Heat Exchanger Dimensioning Tool demo app is an example of what is possible when you build a simplified version of a model and share it throughout your organization.
App: Improving the Payload Capacity of a Truck-Mounted Crane
Manufacturers and engineers looking to optimize the payload, or carrying, capacity of a truck-mounted crane can easily test parameters with a simulation app. Take a look at our demo app example.
Describing the Behavior of a Thermal Mass Flow Sensor
Researchers from the University of Cambridge analyzed the dynamics of a thermal flow sensor, a component of a flowmeter, with a 3D model. Get the full story >>