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Engineers, researchers, and scientists across industries use multiphysics simulation to research and develop innovative product designs and processes. Find inspiration in technical papers and presentations they have presented at the COMSOL Conference. Browse the selection below or use the Quick Search tool to find a specific presentation or filter by application area.


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Natural Convection Effects on the Solidification in Cylinders at Different Filling Percentages

R. Bourisli [1], A. Alshayji [1],
[1] Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait

The solidification of a fluid in a partially-filled circular cylinder is encountered in a number of industrial processes and in the oil and gas sector. The characteristics of the process depends on various fluid and geometrical parameters. In the current study, a fluid with temperature ... Read More

A Multi-Physics Study of the Wave Propagation Problem in Open Cell Polyurethane Foams

M. Dossi [1], M. Brennan [1], M. Moesen [1],
[1] Huntsman Polyurethanes, Everberg, Belgium

Flexible and semi-rigid polyurethane foams are widely used as noise and vibration damping materials. Their porous random microstructure is composed of a visco-elastic frame structure with an interstitial fluid, normally air, filling the voids. The viscoelasticity of the foams is due to ... Read More

Validation of COMSOL Multiphysics® for PWR Power Distribution via 3D IAEA PWR Benchmark Problem

A. Y. Soliman [1],
[1] Department of Nuclear Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Kingdom

Design of the Pressurized Water Reactors (PWRs) involves extensive calculations to verify the reactor safety criteria such as power peaking factor during the reactor lifetime. Coupling of neutronic calculations, thermal hydraulic calculations and other reactor phenomena requires a ... Read More

Level-Set based Topology Optimisation of Convectively Cooled Heatsinks

M. S. Santhanakrishnan [1], T. Tilford [1], C. Bailey [1],
[1] The University of Greenwich, London, United Kingdom

Introduction Thermal management is a key challenge in development of modern microelectronics systems. This is becoming an increasingly critical area of microelectronics packaging design due to the ever increasing levels of miniaturisation, integration and operating frequency which result ... Read More

Effective Properties of Viscoelastic Composite with Piezoelectric Fibers

M. Al-Ajmi [1], P. Muthusamy [1],
[1] Mechanical Engineering Department, Kuwait University, Kuwait

Numerical homogenization of fiber reinforced composites has become a valuable design tool by utilizing the power of modern Finite Element Analysis. Piezoelectric materials are used extensively as sensors and actuators. Piezoelectric composites are more desirable than the homogeneous ... Read More

Non-linear DC Electrophoresis in High Electric Field Conditions

E. Ruiz-Reina [1], F. Carrique [1],
[1] University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain

Very recently, the synthesis and experimental study of a new class of highly charged polymer particles has been described, which spontaneously charge in non-aqueous low-polarity solvents [1,2]. These suspensions are an example of what is known as salt-free systems. The study of ... Read More

A Standalone Interface for Web-Based Virtual Reality of Calculated Fields

M. Jüttner [1], N. Zhao [1], S. Grabmaier [1],
[1] University of Stuttgart, Institute for Theory of Electrical Engineering, Stuttgart, Germany

A standalone interface for web-based virtual reality and the underlying visualization system are presented. The developed user-friendly web application is implemented based on nowadays web techniques. Details for data handling and rendering are given to visualize COMSOL Multiphysics® ... Read More

Fluid Dynamics Modeling of an Industrial Wet Chemical Process Bath for the Si-Solar Cell Production

L. Mohr [1], M. Zimmer [1], A. Moldovan [1], M. Menschick [2], B. Mandlmeier [2],
[1] Fraunhofer Institut for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Freiburg, Germany
[2] Singulus Technology AG, Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany

Silicon solar cells are produced in a series of different process steps in which wet-chemical etching and rinsing steps have a considerable influence on the quality of the wafers. Etching baths are used for surface structuring or intended etch back. Examples therefore are texturing, ... Read More

Finite Element Method based Investigation of IPMSM Losses

M. Schmidtner [1], C. Markgraf [1], A. Frey [1],
[1] University of Applied Sciences, Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany

INTRODUCTION: This paper investigates the design of IPMSM as drive motor for an electric race car in the competition called Formula Student. A key parameter for electrical motor is the power density which is very important for the performance of such race vehicles [1] to keep the overall ... Read More

A Flow and Transport Model for Low-Temperature Gaseous Nitrocarburizing of Stainless Steels

J. Feng [1], M. Wettlaufer [1],
[1] Centre of Materials Engineering, Heilbronn University, Heilbronn, Germany

An integrated numeric, thermodynamic, and experimental analysis work was conducted to find out the proper flow and transport parameters of combined chemical species for low-temperature gaseous nitrocarburizing of stainless steels in an industrial furnace built for thermochemical ... Read More