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Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Blog Posts

Improving Vascular Access for the Treatment of ESRD Patients

March 1, 2016

By combining CFD simulations with shape optimization techniques, biomedical engineers can better understand and predict vascular access for renal disease treatments.

Free Surface Computations in Mixers and Rotating Machinery

January 26, 2016

Learn different approaches for performing free surface computations in mixers and rotating machinery using COMSOL Multiphysics® and the add-on CFD Module and Mixer Module.

Optimize NACA Airfoil Designs with a Simulation App

January 13, 2016

You can design a simulation app to accurately compute lift and drag forces and optimize any airfoil following the NACA naming convention. Learn more and see an example demo app.

Studying the Swimming Patterns of Fish with Simulation

January 4, 2016

Researchers from the Università Roma Tre used simulation to study the carangiform swimming pattern of certain fish, the dynamics of which can be used to design aquatic vehicles and robots.

Simulate Three-Phase Flow with a New Phase Field Interface

December 16, 2015

The Three-Phase Flow, Phase Field interface, used for modeling separated three-phase flow, computes the shape of the interfaces between the 3 phases and accounts for interactions with walls.

Analyzing a Novel Pin Fin Microchannel Design with Simulation

December 7, 2015

Researchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the University of Central Florida created a novel pin fin design and analyzed its heat transfer efficiency with COMSOL Multiphysics®.

Preventing Airborne Infection with CFD Modeling

December 2, 2015

Healthcare-associated infections affect millions of people around the globe. Airborne bacteria is one cause of patient infections that can be prevented with efficient ventilation system designs.

Simulating the Art of Swing Bowling in Cricket

November 5, 2015

The swing bowling move in cricket is as much an art form as it is an athletic feat. Researchers at the COMSOL Conference 2015 Boston simulated the fluid mechanics of conventional swing bowling.


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