Structural & Acoustics Blog Posts

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 Tensegrity with a Floating Table
Physics or magic? At first glance, this piece of furniture looks like it is floating in midair. Let’s take a closer look and marvel at the engineering.

Preconditioning of Surface-Mount Devices for Reliability Testing
Explore how modeling and simulation can be used to analyze the thermal stress and hygroscopic swelling of a surface-mount device through the 3 preconditioning stages.

Design and Customization of Composite Materials Using a Simulation App
Homogenization can be used for the design of versatile materials. Here, we introduce a simulation app that can be used for composite material design and material homogenization.

Taking a Closer Look at MEMS Technology with COMSOL Multiphysics®
Explore the benefits that MEMS bring to microphones and how modeling and simulation can help make the design process of MEMS microphones more efficient.

Modeling Wrinkling with COMSOL Multiphysics®
Wrinkling is important for space engineering, mechanical engineering, and bioengineering. See how to analyze the underlying mechanism of wrinkling with nonlinear structural materials modeling.

How Should I Evaluate Singular Stress Fields?
Explore the properties of singular stress fields and see some possible approaches for evaluating them in COMSOL Multiphysics®.