Heat Transfer Blog Posts
Improving the Future of Geothermal Heating and Cooling with Angled Boreholes
Geothermal heat exchangers use boreholes to extract energy underground to heat and cool buildings. Learn how simulation is being used to study this process.
Optimization of Heat Exchangers
Developing heat exchangers is a difficult task due to their design and manufacturing costs. Explore how shape and topology optimization can be used to help.
What Is a Weak Constraint?
In COMSOL Multiphysics®, you often have the option to use a weak constraint. Get an in-depth introduction to this feature and why you may want to use it here.
A 3D Model Helps Scientists Predict Thermal Behavior of the Moon
A first-of-its-kind thermophysical model was built by researchers at the Physical Research Laboratory to better understand the Moon’s thermal behavior. Learn more here.
Thermal Analysis of a Czochralski Crystal Growth Furnace
The Czochralski method is the most common approach for the preparation of monocrystalline silicon crystal ingots. Learn the history behind this method and how to model it here.
Modeling Absorption and Scattering of Collimated Light
Learn a method for simulating the absorption and scattering of collimated light, which has applications in laser heating of living tissue as well as materials processing.
Modeling the Differential Quenching of a Katana
In this in-depth blog post, you’ll learn how to build a model of a katana using the COMSOL Multiphysics® software and simulate a differential hardening process to explore some of its features.
The Heat Is On: Modeling Temperature Distribution in a Sauna
How long does it take for a dry sauna to heat up? Here, we use heat transfer and fluid flow modeling to find the answer.