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Modeling Stray Currents from a Light Rail Transit System
The rails in LRT systems can induce stray currents, which may corrode nearby underground metallic structures. Learn how modeling can be used to help.
Happy Birthday, Olive Dennis
Olive Dennis developed a variety of innovations for passenger trains, such as: reclining seats, ceiling lights, and dressing rooms. Learn more about her creations for improving railway travel here.
Multiphysics Modeling and Standalone Simulation Apps Drive Innovation
See why your organization should consider making the latest version of COMSOL Multiphysics® part of your R&D workflow.
Highlights from the COMSOL Conference 2024 Florence
The COMSOL Conference 2024 Florence featured keynote talks by industry leaders, presentations by invited speakers, and 120 posters on display! Explore the highlights here.
Happy Birthday, Johannes Rydberg
In 1888, Johannes Rydberg devised the Rydberg Formula, which is used to determine the wavelengths of photons that are emitted by changes in the energy level of an electron in a hydrogen atom. Learn more about his life and work here.
Modeling Absorption and Scattering of Collimated Light
Learn a method for simulating the absorption and scattering of collimated light, which has applications in laser heating of living tissue as well as materials processing.
How to Test Numerical Material Models in COMSOL Multiphysics®
Understanding the physical behavior of a material can be achieved with material models. Get an in-depth introduction to testing material models in COMSOL Multiphysics® here.
Highlights from the COMSOL Conference 2024 Boston
The COMSOL Conference 2024 Boston featured keynote talks, minicourses, and more! Explore the highlights, best paper and poster winners, and photos from the event.
How to Model Periodicity in Microfluidic Systems
By modeling periodicity in a microfluidic device with serpentine channels, you can determine the required channel length that will ensure good mixing of the chemical species.
Modeling a Two-Phase Nonisothermal Zero-Gap Alkaline Water Electrolyzer
Modeling and simulation can help designers better understand alkaline water electrolyzers by providing insight into their various electrochemical and transport phenomena.
Exploring the Partial Fraction Fit Functionality in COMSOL Multiphysics®
A guest blogger from Acculution ApS gives a comprehensive look at how he is using the Partial Fraction Fit function, introduced in COMSOL Multiphysics® version 6.2.
Tracking Eigenmodes over Parametric Sweeps
In this blog post, we explore how to easily identify, sort, and group eigenmodes across many parameter cases when performing a mode analysis.
Modeling an Acoustic Trap: Thermoacoustic Streaming and Particle Tracing
Acoustic traps are used in a range of biomedical applications for manipulating cells and particles. See how an acoustic trap can be simulated in COMSOL Multiphysics® here.
Designing ESD-Safe Electronic Components
In the design of electronic components, electrostatic discharge (ESD) can be modeled to provide insight into how to prevent damage. Learn about the capabilities in COMSOL® for modeling ESD in this blog post.
Treating Time as a Space Dimension
In this blog post, explore a particularly important approach to solving the time-periodic steady state of a system that can be described by a set of algebraic equations.
Methods That Accelerate the Modeling of Bandpass-Filter-Type Devices
Designing bandpass-filter type high-Q devices with the finite element method in the frequency domain? Here are some methods you can use to speed up the modeling process.
Using Differential Inductance and Coils in COMSOL Multiphysics®
Differential inductances are useful for building simplified lumped models. Explore 4 examples of how to extract differential inductance in COMSOL Multiphysics® here.
Modeling the Differential Quenching of a Katana
In this in-depth blog post, you’ll learn how to build a model of a katana using the COMSOL Multiphysics® software and simulate a differential hardening process to explore some of its features.
Opening the Path to Commercial Fusion Energy with Simulation
CFS has showcased the potential of high-temperature superconductor magnets and high-field tokamaks for fusion machines. Explore how they are using modeling and simulation in their work.
Recapping the Hydrogen Americas 2024 Summit & Exhibition
Last week, we were at the Hydrogen Americas 2024 Summit & Exhibition as an attendee, exhibitor, and speaker. Check out our recap of the event here.
Modeling a Hyperbolic Wave in a Layered Metal–Dielectric Metamaterial
Learn how model a metamaterial made of thin layers of periodically organized silver and silicon dioxide and calculate its permittivity tensor components.
Modeling the Official Euro 2024 Match Ball
Explore the complex design of the official match ball for the Euro 2024 tournament. Then, learn about how it compares to the match ball from the 2018 FIFA World Cup®.
Modeling a THz Photoconductive Antenna with COMSOL Multiphysics®
Photoconductive antennas are commonly used in terahertz engineering. Learn how these devices work and how to model one with the Semiconductor Module and RF Module.
Better Brewing: Modeling Beer Fermentation
What’s brewing? Explore how modeling and simulation can be used to study the beer fermentation process, identifying ways to optimize its efficiency and serve up a better-tasting glass of suds.