Technical Papers and Presentations
Expanding Your Materials Horizons
R. Pryor[1]
[1]Pryor Knowledge Systems, Inc. (COMSOL Certified Consultant), Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA
Materials and their related properties are intrinsically fundamental to the creation, development and solution of viable exploratory models when using numerical analysis software. In many cases, simply determining the location, availability and relative accuracy of the necessary material parameters for the physical behavior of even commonly employed design materials can be very difficult and time ...
Wireless Interaction of Neighboring Two Arm Archimedes Spiral Coils in the RF Electromagnet Range
A. Kalinowski[1]
[1]Naval Undersea Warfare Center/ Division Newport, Newport, RI, USA
The paper addresses a class of problems for modeling and consequently simulating the electromagnetic field radiation pattern from two arms Archimedes spiral coils. The frequency spatial wavelengths relative to the coil dimensions are in a range where the electromagnetic Maxwell’s equations are solved numerically via the RF Module of COMSOL ...
Improved Temperature Standards Using COMSOL Multiphysics
J.V. Pearce
National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, Middlesex
This paper describes the use of COMSOL Multiphysics to evaluate the propagation of the liquid-solid interface in fixed point crucibles, and the resulting temperature distribution throughout the system as the phase transition progresses. This enables a robust identification of the features of the melting curve corresponding to physical phenomena such as the liquidus point, and also enhances the ...
Deep Desulfurization of Diesel Using a Single-Phase Micro-Reactor
G. Jovonavic[1], J. Jones[1], and A. Yokochi[1]
[1]School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
This paper describes the benefits of computational fluid dynamics in the development of a microreactor used in the desulfurization of aromatic compounds. It is crucial to verify diffusion and extinction coefficients to ensure accurate simulation results prior to experiments. COMSOL Multiphysics was used to model the behavior of all of the possible species present and reactions that may occur.
Coupled Models of Lithospheric Flexure and Magma Chamber Pressurization at Large Volcanoes on Venus
G. Galgana[1], P. McGovern[2], and E. Grosfils[2]
[1]Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, Texas, USA
[2]Pomona College, Claremont, California, USA
We present an implementation of the Structural Mechanics module of COMSOL Multiphysics to model the state of stress associated with the emplacement of large volcanic edifices on the surface of a planet. These finite element models capture two essential physical processes: (1) Elastic flexure of the lithosphere beneath the edifice load, and (2) Pressurization of a magma-filled chamber that serves ...
Heat Transfer Models for Microwave Thawing Applications
S. Curet, O. Rouaud, and L. Boillereaux
ENITIAA, GEPEA – UMR, Nantes
This study deals with numerical and experimental investigations of a microwave thawing process. The microwave power generation is calculated from Maxwell’s equations and then from Lambert’s law, using COMSOL Multiphysics. For those two different approaches, the heat source term depends on the dielectric properties of the material. Numerical simulations are compared with experimental ...
Störwirkungsanalyse transienter elektromagnetischer Feldimpulse auf integrierte Schaltungen
S. Korte, and H. Garbe
Universität Hannover, Institut für Grundlagen der Elektrotechnik und Messtechnik, Hannover
Dieses Paper zeigt Untersuchungen zum Zerstörverhalten elektronischer Logikbauelemente bei Beaufschlagung mit elektromagnetischen Feldimpulsen (EMP). Es wird zunächst generell auf den Prozess der Einkopplung transienter Feldverläufe in elektronische Systeme eingegangen. Daraus werden die für eine spätere Simulation benötigten Störsignale innerhalb der Systeme abgeleitet und analytisch ...
A Tool for Studying the Ecology of Hydrosystems
D. Peyrard[1], Ph. Vervier[1], S. Sauvage[1], J.M. Sánchez-Pérez[1], and M. Quintard[2]
[1] Laboratoire d’Ecologie des Hydrosystèmes, Toulouse
[2] Institut de Mécanique des Fluides de Toulouse
The hyporheic zone is defined as an area where water and matter exchange through the sand, gravel, sediments and other permeable soils under and beside streams. Its impact on the hydro-system function is determined by the proportion of subsurface biogeochemical reactions and the fluxes of water exchanging with the hyporheic zone and flowing through the porous sediments. The objective of our ...
Influence of COMSOL on the Design and Testing of the High Flux Isotope Reactor HB-4 Cold Source: Validation of the Simulation
J. D. Freels
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
This presentation concerns our numerical and experimental research on the High Flux Isotope Reactor HFIR, located at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. In this presentation we give a Brief Pictorial Introduction to the HFIR, som physical properties of Supercritical Hydrogen, and Simulations of both natural and forced convection problems using COMSOL Multiphysics. This presentation also ...
COMSOL Multiphysics and the Fuel Cell
J.J. Hwang
National University of Tainan
This presentation considers multiphysics modeling of Fuel Cells. The presentation introduces the fundamentals of Fuel Cells, the need for computer aided modeling of them, different difficulties and hindrances one encounters when modeling Fuel Cells, and methods to overcome these difficulties when modeling them. A good understanding and thorough discussion on different types of Fuel Cells ...
