See How Multiphysics Simulation Is Used in Research and Development

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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Degassing of PP Pellets in a Silo: Keeping C9 Concentrations Below the Lower Explosion Limit

R. Wesselink1
1Demcon Multiphysics, Enschede, The Netherlands

When polypropylene (PP) is produced it contains impurities in the form of dissolved gasses. These gasses can be removed by heating the material (in the form of pellets in a silo) and flushing with plenty of fresh air. However, one of the gasses is C9, which is flammable. We built a model ... Read More

Monte Carlo Simulation to Model Natural Variability in Food Drying

Jörg Schemminger1, Thijs Defraeye2, Sharvari Raut3, Barbara Sturm4
1Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Laboratory for Biomimetic Membranes and Textiles, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, CH-9014 St. Gallen, Switzerland / Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Faculty of Life Sciences, Albrecht Daniel Thae
2Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Laboratory for Biomimetic Membranes and Textiles, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, CH-9014 St. Gallen, Switzerland / Food Quality and Design, Wageningen University & Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700 A
3Leibniz-Institut für Agrartechnik und Bioökonomie e.V. (ATB), Max-Eyth Allee 100, 14469 Potsdam, Germany
4Leibniz-Institut für Agrartechnik und Bioökonomie e.V. (ATB), Max-Eyth Allee 100, 14469 Potsdam, Germany / Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Faculty of Life Sciences, Albrecht Daniel Thaer-Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Hinter der Rei

Convective drying of fruits and vegetables is a widely used preservation method and serves to reduce food waste, to make them available off-season and to reduce weight-related transport costs. However, the high energy consumption and impact of the process set-up and process settings on ... Read More

Raytracing the Ionization Reference Gauge

Francesco Scuderi1, M.Wuest1
1Inficon Ag

In the framework of the EURAMET project 16NRM05, a novel ionization gauge was developed. The goal was to develop a more stable ionization gauge that could be suitable for standardization. The AC/DC Module and the Particle Tracing Module in COMSOL® have been used to design and model the ... Read More

Thermal Plasma Modeling Using COMSOL Equilibrium Discharges Interface

A.Truilhé1, Y.Cressault1, F.Valensi1
1Laplace, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France

Used for welding, cutting, deposition by projection, for the treatement of waste, or in analysis for ICP torches, for the synthesis of high purity silica or for the manufacture of nanometric powders or nanoparticules, thermal plasmas are fundamental in processing of materials and in ... Read More

Indoor Thermal Analysis of a Storehouse

R. Sinatra1, S. Cagliari1, A. Barbagallo1, G. Petrone1
1BE CAE & Test S.r.l., Viale Africa 170 - Sc.A, 95129, Catania, ITALY

The aim of this study is to evaluate the airflow thermal distribution inside a storehouse in different operational conditions. A warehouse of 12,600 m3 in volume is considered for fluid-dynamical and thermal analysis. Coupled Navier-Stokes and energy equations are solved considering or ... Read More

A Framework for Automated, Data-Driven Digital Twin Generation from Multiphysical Simulation Models

Maximilian Kannapinn1, Oliver Weeger1
1Technical University of Darmstadt, Cyber-Physical Simulation, Darmstadt, Germany

A digital twin is a virtual set of information replicating its physical counterpart at the utmost fidelity. Digital and physical twin benefit from bi-directional data exchange that occurs in real time and over the whole process lifecycle. Until now, experts in the design phase have ... Read More

Two-Scale Modeling Of The WAAM Process: Link Between Thermo-Hydrodynamics And Mechanics

S. Cadiou1, C. Le Falher2, S. Morville2, M. Courtois1, P. Paillard3, P. Le Masson1
1Univ. Bretagne Sud, UMR CNRS 6027, IRDL, F-56100 Lorient, France
2Nantes Université, IRT Jules Verne, F 44000 Nantes, France
3Nantes Université, CNRS, Institut des Matériaux de Nantes Jean Rouxel, IMN, F-44000 Nantes, France

Simulation of arc-wire additive manufacturing is under development in many academic and industrial sectors and at different scales. The study at the melt pool scale is often interesting to study deposition shapes and defects but not very relevant to calculate the stresses and strains at ... Read More

Visualization of a Noise Barrier for Educational Purposes Using a COMSOL App

Y. Heggemann1, T. Breitkreutz1
1Hochschule Mittweida

The COMSOL® app library of the Technical University of Munich is a collection of applications for simulating acoustic phenomena. They are used in the teaching of acoustics to visually represent fundamental vibrational aspects and provide learners with a visual understanding. In the ... Read More

Development of a Special COMSOL® Interface Based on an Alternative Model for Bentonite Re-Saturation

Michael Kröhn1, Lars Fromme2
1GRS gGmbH, Braunschweig, Germany
2Hochschule Bielefeld – University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI), Faculty of Engineering and Mathematics, Bielefeld, Germany

Bentonite is a versatile material that is, among other things, envisaged in most countries worldwide for use in radioactive waste repositories to protect the waste canisters against groundwater. The thermo-hydro-mechanically (THM) coupled process of bentonite saturation is commonly based ... Read More

Using of General Extrusion Operator in Heat Transfer Applications

A. Barbagallo1, R. Sinatra1, S. Cagliari1, G. Petrone1
1BE CAE & Test S.r.l., Viale Africa 170 - Sc.A, 95129, Catania, ITALY

In this paper, the COMSOL Certified Consultant BE CAE & Test shows as the general extrusion operators can be successfully used to simulate thermal transfers in an industrial rotating furnace. Heat transfer in translating and rotating furnaces is a topic of high interest in several ... Read More