The purpose of this work is to understand and model the electromagnetic field inside a microwave reactor, in order to study the interaction between the reactor and plasma discharge. The first goal of this study is to characterize the... COMSOL Conference 2007, Grenoble O. Geoffroy, and H. Rouch INOPRO, Telespace Vercors, Grenoble, France
After previous microwave simulations done with very hard assumptions, we improve the model by using Funer model to improve prediction of plasma effects on the microwave coupling. Some parameters are still not well known and are used as... COMSOL Conference 2009, Milan O. Geoffroy1 and H. Rouch1 1 INOPRO, Villard de Lans, France
Modeling electromechanical actuation of ionic polymer-metal composite (IPMC) material is considered in this work. Ionic current in the polymer is described with the Poisson-Nernst-Planck system of equations. Calculated ionic concentration... COMSOL Conference 2011, Boston D. Pugal1 , K. Kim1 , and A. Aabloo2 1 ME Department, University of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV 2 University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
In this study, a new thermoelectric harvester with fluid flow for increased performance is introduced. The thermoelectric generator is 3D vertical configuration with p- and n-doped Silicon thermolegs. There is water flow between channels... COMSOL Conference 2011, Boston E. Topal Micro and Nanotechnology Program Middle East Technical University Ankara, Turkey
The aim of the proposed device is to overcome the typical drawbacks of MHD generators, such as the needed of a very high external magnetic field, the strong dependency of the efficiency by the temperature of the fluid, and the... COMSOL Conference 2009, Milan A. Montisci1 and R. Pintus1 1 Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
In this work, an electrostatic diaphragm micropump is investigated by means of COMSOL Multiphysics®. A fluid-dynamic model is adopted to evaluate the fluid flow characteristics inside the pumping chamber, in static conditions. In... COMSOL Conference 2009, Milan E. Bertarelli1 , R. Ardito1 , E. Bianchi1 , K. Laganà1 , A. Corigliano1 , G. Dubini1 , and R. Contro1 1 Department of Structural Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy
In this presentation we consider LED lighting. We begin the presentation by explaining the basics of LED lighting and the opportunities it provides. We then provide examples of different issues with LED lighting, such as optical,... COMSOL Conference 2006, Taipei Te-Yuan Chung National Central University
Thermoelectric phenomena provide the direct conversion of heat into electricity or electricity into heat, the phenomena is described by three related mechanisms: the Seebeck, Peltier and Thomson effects. Thermoelectric devices have... COMSOL Conference 2011, Boston J. Crompton, S. Yushanov, L. Gritter, and K. Koppenhoefer AltaSim Technologies, LLC. Columbus, OH
The effects of electric fields on combustion flames have been studied by using several types of experimental techniques as well as few numerical methods. The flame is influenced by the electric field mainly due to the charges present as a... COMSOL Conference 2009, Bangalore S. Mitra1 , P. Sharma2 , M. Godbole2 , and M. Kumar KM2 1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India 2 GE Global Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
This work analyzes the spin-diffusion dominated explanation for spin-up bulk flows in ferrofluid filled cylinders, with no free surface, subjected to a uniform rotating magnetic field. COMSOL results are compared to experimental results... COMSOL Conference 2011, Boston S. Khushrushahi1 , A. Guerrero2 , C. Rinaldi3 , and M. Zahn1 1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 2 Univeridad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia 3 University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Mayaguez, PR
Using COMSOL Multiphysics, a finite element model is introduced in this paper to describe the couplings between the welding arc and the weld pool dynamic in pulsed gas tungsten arc welding. The cathode, arc-plasma and melting anode... COMSOL Conference 2010, Boston A. Traidia1 , and F. Roger2 1 AREVA NP, Technical Center, Saint Marcel, France 2 ENSTA Paristech, Paris, France
Streak tubes are widely used in high-speed signal analysis; they give spatial, temporal and intensity information about one single event. Time resolutions of 0.7 pico-second can be achieved and in that time-domain, PHOTONIS tubes are... COMSOL Conference 2007, Grenoble J.-M. Barois, and C. Goulmy PHOTONIS, Brive, France
Using COMSOL 3.5a, a set of benchmark problems requiring the use of the COMSOL Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) module has been simulated. Several of the problems include fluid-heat transfer interactions (Computational Heat Transfer -... COMSOL Conference 2009, Boston Darrell Pepper Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Ed Fontes is CTO at COMSOL with specific interest in the transport-reaction products. He has 14 years experience of modeling transport phenomena in industry and 6 years of supervising research projects in Academia. Ed Fontes received his... COMSOL Conference 2009, Milan Ed Fontes Chief Technology Officer, COMSOL
A very simplified system for high voltage test is studied, considering reason for voltage holding failures which are not covered by conventional and local design criteria. A first understanding of the problem is obtained by solving the... COMSOL Conference 2009, Milan M. Cavenago1 , P. Antonini1 3 , P. Veltri2 , N. Pilan2 , V. Antoni2 , and G. Serianni2 1 INFN-LNL, Legnaro, Padova, Italy 2 Consorzio RFX, Padova, Italy 3 Centro Ric. E. Fermi, Roma, Italy
Efficient modeling and computation of the nonlinear interaction of fluid with a solid undergoing nonlinear deformation has remained a challenging problem in computational science and engineering. Direct numerical simulation of the... COMSOL Conference 2010, Boston P. Seshaiyer1 , K. Nong1 , S. Garcia2 , E. Aulisa3 , and E. Swim4 1 George Mason University, Farifax, VA, USA 2 United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, USA 3 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA 4 Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, USA
Partial differential equations which exhibit solutions that are spatial temporal patterns are often found in biological and chemical systems, e.g. when describing pattern formation in reaction-diffusion systems.Special classes of such... COMSOL Conference 2007, Grenoble V. Thümmler1, and A. Weddemann2 1Department of Mathematics, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany 2Department of Physics, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
The presence of a moving fluid in a porous rock modifies its mechanical response. Poroelasticity explains how the fluid inside the pores bears a portion of the total load supported by the rock. The remaining part of the load is supported... COMSOL Conference 2009, Boston A. Mario-Cesar Suarez1 , and V. Fernando Samaniego2 1 Faculty of Sciences, Michoacan University, Morelia, Mich., Mexico 2 Faculty of Engineering, National University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
Outline of presentation: We have seen a few of the diverse ways e2v has started to use COMSOL It is allowing us to view our processes in a different way Resulting in improvements It is enabling our engineers and scientists to... COMSOL Conference 2009, Milan Jan Przybyla Technical Specialist, e2v technologies, England
Svante Littmarck is the CEO of the COMSOL group. He co-founded COMSOL in 1986. He holds a M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. In 2004 he received an honorary doctoral degree from the Royal... COMSOL Conference 2009, Milan Svante Littmarck President and CEO, COMSOL