Electroplating is a vital technology widely employed for many technological applications ranging from decorative or anti-corrosion coatings to high precision nanotechnology passive electromagnetic cloaking devices. This 2D Axisymmetric... COMSOL Conference 2011, Boston R. Pryor Pryor Knowledge Systems, Inc. Bloomfield Hills, MI
This paper is a part of a study on energy piles for heating and cooling of buildings. Energy piles are used for two reasons: (1) to transfer structural loads to foundation soils, and (2) to transfer heat from foundation soils to the... COMSOL Conference 2011, Boston E. Evgin, J. Infante Sedano, and Z. Fu University of Ottawa Ottawa, ON Canada
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
Regenerative heat exchangers (RHX) find widespread applications in liquid food or pharmaceutical processing as well as in reaction engineering. Whereas \"large\" RHX systems have been in use for a long time, their smaller micro-channel... COMSOL Conference 2011, Boston O. Yildirim, and Z. Guo Intellectual Ventures Laboratories Bellevue, WA
Development of very high speed integrated circuits is currently of great interest for today\'s technologies. This paper presents the quasi-TEM approach for the accurate parameters extraction of multiconductor transmission lines... COMSOL Conference 2011, Boston S. Musa1 , M. Sadiku1 , and O. Momoh2 1 Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX 2 Indiana University-Purdue University
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
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
Extrusion of highly viscous lavas that spread laterally and form lava domes in craters of large volcanoes is associated with significant volcanic hazards. Gas overpressure driven fragmentation of the lava dome or collapse and slumping of... COMSOL Conference 2011, Boston P. Vincent1 , and P. Zevada2 1 College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Oregon 2 Dept. of Tectonics and Geodynamics, Institute of Geophysics ASCR, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
Microwave heating is an important process for many commercial, industrial and household applications. In microwave heating applications, the energy is introduced directly into the volume of the material. As a consequence the quality of... COMSOL Conference 2011, Boston J. Crompton, S. Yushanov, L. Gritter, and K. Koppenhoefer AltaSim Technologies, LLC. Columbus, OH
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
Implantable Collagen sponges are used in Spinal Surgery as Drug Delivery Scaffolds. An optimal concentration of growth factor that strikes a balance between bone growth and adverse diffusion effects is difficult to find. The porous sponge... COMSOL Conference 2011, Boston A. Sun, and S. Murray Dept. of Biomedical Engineering UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
This paper reports on the application of COMSOL Multiphysics’ Richard\'s Equation Interface in the assessment of irrigation moisture sensors for detecting the level of water saturation in a spatial variably saturated soil. The... COMSOL Conference 2011, Boston A. Boluwade, and C. A. Madramootoo Bioresources Engineering, McGill University Ste. Anne De Bellevue, QC Canada
Petroleum reservoir simulation is a process of modeling the complex physical phenomena inside a reservoir. This study presents an application of an analytical based numerical scheme so called the Boundary Element Method (DRBEM). It is... COMSOL Conference 2011, Boston M. Liu, and G. Zhao University of Regina Regina, SK Canada
Here we calculate opto-mechanically induced Surface Acoustic Waves upon a silica microresonator using COMSOL. Using conservation of momentum, we show both analytically and numerically that the photonphonon interaction within the resonator... COMSOL Conference 2011, Boston J. Zehnpfennig Photonics Research Center United States Military Academy West Point, NY
The newly emerging field of carbon-based MEMS (C-MEMS) attempts to utilize the diverse properties of carbon to push the performance of MEMS devices beyond what is currently achievable. Our design employs a carbon-carbon composite using... COMSOL Conference 2011, Boston J. Strong, and C. Washburn Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque, NM
The High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is an 85 MW, light-water moderated, research reactor that operates at low temperature and high pressure. The HFIR is presently scheduled to convert from a... COMSOL Conference 2011, Boston I. Bodey1 , R. Arimilli1 , and J. Freels2 1 Dept. of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Eng., The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 2 Research Reactors Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
This paper concerns the problem of obtaining proper acoustic attenuation performance through computations. COMSOL was used to solve acoustics systems with helicoidal resonators in the frequency domain. Based on the studies of insertion... COMSOL Conference 2011, Boston W. Lapka Poznan University of Technology Poznan, Poland
Rick has a BS in Physics, a ScM in Geological Sciences, and a PhD in Physics. He worked at Air Force Geophysics Laboratory, Conoco Petroleum Exploration Research, and, since 1989, has been at the DuPont Experimental Station. In this... COMSOL Conference 2011, Boston R. Nopper Dupont Engineering Research & Technology Wilmington, DE
The Delmarva Peninsula is located on the East Coast of the United States, between the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean. Industrial farming in the Delmarva Peninsula leads to levels of nutrients nitrogen, which grossly exceed natural... COMSOL Conference 2011, Boston M. Gobbert, M. Whitmore, B. Peercy, M. Baker, and D. Trott University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD
Chemical engineering students often have misconceptions with compressible fluids. Models for air flow in smooth and rough pipes, an in-line air heater, and a rotameter were used together with experimental measurements to teach students... COMSOL Conference 2011, Boston W. Clark Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA