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Simulating an Ideal Stirred Tank Reactor System
The Generic CSTR reactor type in the Reaction Engineering interface can be used to easily model continuous stirred tank reactors (CSTRs), or ideal stirred tank reactors.

Obtaining Material Data for Structural Mechanics from Measurements
Linear elastic, hyperelastic, nonlinear elastic, plasticity, creep, concrete: COMSOL Multiphysics® contains a number of built-in material models for structural analyses. Get an intro >>

Running COMSOL Multiphysics® with Cloud Computing
You want to run some HPC simulations in COMSOL Multiphysics®, but don’t have access to a cluster. What can you do? One option is cloud computing. Learn more about it here >>

Implementing a Thermostat with the Events Interface
Hot or cold? You can use the Events interface in COMSOL Multiphysics® to implement a basic on-off thermostat in your model for controlling a heat load. Get a demonstration of how to do so here.

Evaluating the Instability of a Space Arc Frame
Picture the Louvre Pyramid in France: This is a real-world example of a space arc frame. Simulation can be used to evaluate instability in this type of structure.

Modeling a Periodic Heat Load
Interested in modeling periodic, or pulsed, heat loads? Modeling such a situation accurately and efficiently in COMSOL Multiphysics® is simple with the Events interface. Learn more…

New and Revamped Chemical Engineering Interfaces
Get an overview of the modeling interfaces for reaction engineering and mass transport in COMSOL Multiphysics®, including the Chemistry and Reaction Engineering interfaces.

Using Degeneracy Breaking to Design a MEMS Biosensor
Researchers from Newcastle University in the U.K. used simulation to investigate the effects of material and geometric symmetry breaking in a degenerate mode sensor. Get the full story >>