Fluid-Structure Interactions (FSI)

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Sonar Listens to Material PropertiesAcoustics:
Sonar Listens to Material Properties

NATO Undersea Research Centre in La Spezia, Italy
With the help of multiphysics modeling, a group of researchers at the NATO Undersea Research Centre in La Spezia, Italy, are studying how to use low-frequency...

A numerical wind tunnel for sail designFluid-structure Interaction:
A numerical wind tunnel for sail design

Università "Roma Tre", Rome, Italy
How easy is it to set up a multiphysics model to perform the fluid-structure interaction that occurs within sail design? Professor L. Teresi decided to find...

Fluid-Structure-Acoustic InteractionsManufacturing:
Fluid-Structure-Acoustic Interactions

AltaSim Technologies, Columbus, OH, USA
The results of fully coupled Fluid-Structure Interaction analyses have allowed AltaSim Technologies to resolve performance issues with new products prior to...

Model Examples

Fluid-Structure Interaction: This model demonstrates how to set up a fluid-structure interaction problem in COMSOL... Fluid-Structure Interaction in a Network of Blood Vessels: This model refers to a portion of the vascular system of a...
Piezoacoustic Transducer: A piezoelectric transducer can be used either to transform an electric current to an acoustic... Fluid-Structure Interaction in Aluminum Extrusion: In massive forming processes like rolling or extrusion, metal alloys...
Peristaltic Pump: In a peristaltic pump, rotating rollers squeeze a flexible tube. As the rollers move along the tube,... Tilted Pad Thrust Bearing: Tilted pad thrust bearings are used in rotating machineries with high thrust loading. The...
3D Fluid-Structure Interaction Simulation of an Obstacle in a Fluid Channel: In this model, fluid is flowing through a... Discrete Fracture: This example models free flow through a fracture in a block of porous media, where flow in the...
Acoustics of a Particulate-Filter-Like System: This is the model of the acoustics in a particulate-filter-like system.... Vibrations in a Milk Container: This example illustrates a multiphysics application that involves a fluid-structure...
Fully-coupled Physics with Joule Heating, CFD and Chemical Reactions: In this example, a fluid carrying several chemical...