Fluid & Heat Blog Posts
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 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 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.
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.
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®.
Estimating Pi Using the Monte Carlo Method and Particle Tracing
We take a popular way to estimate the value of pi, the Monte Carlo method, and add particle tracing simulation to the process for a fun way to visualize the results.
Modeling the Speed and Stealth of the Darkstar
What would the shock waves around the Darkstar really look like at Mach 7.5? How stealthy is this hypersonic jet? Here, we use modeling and simulation to find out.
Examining an Air Filter with a RANS Turbulence Model
Modeling and simulation can be used to analyze and better understand turbulent flow in a variety of systems. See one example here.