Technical Papers and Presentations

A biofilm is a community of microbes embedded in a self-secreted polymer matrix. It may persist in different environments, and in the case of pathogens, these biofilms can be a significant risk factor for foodborne disease and healthcare-associated infections. Due to the unique structure ... Read More

Binder jet printing (BJP) is one of the additive manufacturing methods that are being widely implemented as an efficient alternative for casting and machining in the automotive industry. Sintering densification of the as-printed part (green part) adds uncertainty and possible undesirable ... Read More

Neuromodulation, a closed-loop therapy that combines the recording and stimulation of neurons using implanted electrodes, is widely considered the future of care for many neurological diseases including epilepsy and Parkinson’s. Existing neuromodulation therapies, however, are limited by ... Read More

Electrospray Deposition (ESD) is a process used in manufacturing that utilizes a charged capillary to disperse a flowing liquid into a spray that deposits onto a grounded target substrate. The build-up of charge on the substrate can begin to deflect further spray, allowing the material ... Read More

This paper examines and develops a method for calculating the probability of structural failure by using Monte Carlo simulation and combining it with a neural network approach. In order to assess the validity of this method, a simple concrete beam model with a corrosion crack is built ... Read More

Metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) can be used to create topologically complex designs that would otherwise be difficult or impossible to produce using traditional methods. However, non-destructive inspection and testing of these structures is made difficult by the presence of internal or ... Read More

COMSOL Multiphysics® is being utilized to develop Thermal Model for Wire Directed Energy Deposition Additive Manufacturing (Wire-DED) process with an objective to analyse the heat transfer phenomenon during and after the process. Wire-DED process’s growing industrial acceptance at a very ... Read More

Realization of an efficient coupling between photonic sub-micrometer size modes and hundred micrometer wide free-space beams remains a main engineering hurdle to a wider acceptance of miniaturized chip-scale atomic and bio systems. The major obstacle comes from a gigantic mode mismatch ... Read More

A fundamentally important area of the COMSOL Multiphysics® code is that of equation-based modeling. This root capability is unique in commercially-available codes and offers unlimited application. One specific area that requires more detail, even in the CFD Module of COMSOL®, is that ... Read More

The use of computer simulations to analyze systems during the design process is a popular approach for validating and optimizing designs. But simulations are deterministic in nature and do not consider the uncertainty in design, manufacturing, and use of the product. Using predictive ... Read More