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Can a Stiffness Be Negative?
Have you ever encountered an FEM formulation where the force does not monotonically increase with displacement? We discuss some examples of this behavior: negative stiffness.
Why Is Ice Slippery Enough for Skiing and Skating?
The original theory for why ice is slippery involves the concept of pressure melting. However, the true answer involves more research, debate, and thought.
Designing Effective Transdermal Drug Delivery Patches with Simulation
Transdermal drug delivery (TDD) patches are more effective and convenient than traditional drug delivery methods. See how Veryst Engineering simulated the diffusion process in a TDD patch.
How to Model Electrodynamic Magnetic Levitation Devices
Is it magic or magnets? We define electrodynamic magnetic levitation and then go over how to model this phenomenon in COMSOL Multiphysics®.
Using the Domain Decomposition Solver for Thermoviscous Acoustics
Learn how to use the Domain Decomposition solver, a memory-efficient iterative algorithm with inherent parallelism on the geometric level, in COMSOL Multiphysics®.
How to Analyze Your SOLIDWORKS® Designs with an App
Combining the power of a CAD design tool with a simulation app in the same modeling environment enables the simulation to work with both in synchronicity. Learn how to do so here.
Using the Domain Decomposition Solver in COMSOL Multiphysics®
The Domain Decomposition solver is a memory-efficient iterative algorithm that works best for large modeling problems that can’t be solved with other direct or iterative methods.
Designing a Power Generation Source for Bicycle Safety Lights
A guest blogger from Reelight discusses designing a power generation source for bicycle safety lights using COMSOL Multiphysics®.
Why Doesn’t the Ice Cream in a Baked Alaska Melt?
The ice cream in a baked Alaska stays frozen, even when placed in a hot oven. How is this possible? We investigate this mysterious dessert with heat transfer simulation.
Studying the Migration of Mineral Oil Hydrocarbons in Food Packaging
Food packaging can contain hazardous mineral oils. To analyze the migration patterns of mineral oil hydrocarbons for various food packaging scenarios, German researchers used COMSOL Multiphysics®.
Best Papers and Posters from the COMSOL Conference 2016 Munich
Laser beam-matter interaction, keyhole formation, and beverage refrigeration are just a few of the topics featured in the top papers and posters from the COMSOL Conference 2016 Munich.
Improve the Productivity and Safety of a Perforated Well with an App
Perforated wells offer a viable approach for recovering oil and gas trapped in reservoirs. See how apps can help speed up the design process of these devices…
Identify a Cricket Bat’s Sweet Spots with Structural Mechanics Analysis
Research into the science behind cricket usually focuses on the performance of the batsmen and bowlers. One area of cricket that lacks in research is the cricket bat itself…
Analyze the Hodgkin-Huxley Model with a Computational App
The Hodgkin-Huxley model is an advanced model for simulating action potential. We also go over how to use a computational app to streamline this type of analysis.
Students Use Simulation to Optimize Hyperloop for Design Competition
Students at Delft University of Technology designed a magnetic suspension system for a Hyperloop pod with the help of simulation. Learn more in this guest blog post.
Happy Birthday, Marie Curie
Did you know that Marie Curie coined the word “radioactive”? We discuss the life, work, and accolades of this Nobel Prize-winning scientist.
How to Use Acoustic Topology Optimization in Your Simulation Studies
Today, guest blogger René Christensen of GN Hearing discusses the importance of acoustic topology optimization and how to apply it in COMSOL Multiphysics. Topology optimization is a powerful tool that enables engineers to find optimal solutions to problems related to their applications. Here, we’ll take a closer look at topology optimization as it relates to acoustics and how we optimally distribute acoustic media to obtain a desired response. Several examples will further illustrate the potential of this optimization technique.
COMSOL Conference 2016 Bangalore Award Winners
Award-winning posters from the COMSOL Conference 2016 Bangalore cover topics including magnetic flowmeters, the induction brazing process, and high-speed gas turbines.
Optimizing a Tunable Organ Pipe for Ocean Acoustic Tomography
Read about a scientist from Teledyne Marine Systems who used simulation to improve a tunable organ pipe design and then compared the results to experimental tests.
Introduction to Efficiently Modeling Antennas in COMSOL Multiphysics®
Here’s your guide to efficiently modeling antennas using COMSOL Multiphysics® and the RF Module. An anechoic chamber, which is used to characterize antenna performance, is used as an example.
Modeling Fatigue Failure in Elastoplastic Materials
One example of fatigue failure? Bending a metal paper clip back and forth until it eventually breaks. Learn how to model this type of behavior in elastoplastic materials using COMSOL Multiphysics®.
Photos from the COMSOL Conference 2016 Bangalore
Highlights from the COMSOL Conference 2016 Bangalore include hands-on minicourses, roundtable discussions, keynote talks from invited speakers, and more!
How to Automate Winding Design in Electrical Machines with an App
Learn how to create selections in COMSOL Multiphysics® to streamline the analysis of a winding design for electrical machines, as well as how to automate the process with the Application Builder.
How to Model Short Circuits in Lithium-Ion Batteries
When the chemical energy stored in a lithium-ion battery is lost as heat, rather than being used to power a device, it is known as a short circuit. Learn how to model this phenomenon.