COMSOL Multiphysics was used to simulate an experiment in which the hygroscopic swelling in an epoxy material was measured along a temperature ramp. A simultaneous solution was sought for temperature and moisture concentration... COMSOL Conference 2010, Boston B.G. Sammakia, S. Madduri, and W. Infantolino Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, USA
To support high frequency transmission, the mammalian middle ear construction is unique. The middle ear bones are connected through two mobile joints, the malleus-incus joint (MIJ) and the incudostapedial joint (ISJ). These synovial... COMSOL Conference 2010, Boston H. Cai, R.P. Jackson, C. Steele, and S. Puria Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
In order to transmit energy in one direction, sonar flextensional transducers are combined into arrays of elements that are spaced a 1/4 wavelength apart. The directionality (front-to-back pressure ratio) is a modest of 6 dB. A single... COMSOL Conference 2010, Boston S.C. Butler Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Newport, RI, USA
The study of deformation of an adhesively bonded sandwich structure reduces to solving the biharmonic equation for the Airy Stress subject to mixed boundary conditions. Because of the nature of the boundary conditions, this boundary value... COMSOL Conference 2010, Boston R. Malek-Madani, and J.J. Radice US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, USA
Microrobotics has promising applications in microsurgery and microassembly. A challenge in these systems is interfacing with the robot. This project explores crawling robots that are powered and controlled through a global mechanical... COMSOL Conference 2010, Boston S.L. Firebaugh, E.A. Leckie, J.A. Piepmeier, and J.A. Burkhardt United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, USA
Using COMSOL Multiphysics, a finite element model is introduced in this paper to describe the couplings between the welding arc and the weld pool dynamic in pulsed gas tungsten arc welding. The cathode, arc-plasma and melting anode... COMSOL Conference 2010, Boston A. Traidia1 , and F. Roger2 1 AREVA NP, Technical Center, Saint Marcel, France 2 ENSTA Paristech, Paris, France
Thomas Dreeben received his B.A. in Philosophy and Mathematics in 1985, and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 1997, both from Cornell University. He has worked in automotive fuel systems at Ford Motor Company, and in turbulence at... COMSOL Conference 2010, Boston T. Dreeben Osram Sylvania, Beverly, MA, USA
Steven Conrad received his MD degree from Louisiana State University in 1978, and his PhD degree in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in 1985. His clinical practice includes intensive care and emergency medicine,... COMSOL Conference 2010, Boston S. Conrad Louisiana State University, Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, USA
The preferred acoustic response of recording studios, auditoriums and conference halls is to have an even energy response over the entire room and throughout full audio spectrum. This can be accomplished by using acoustic panels with... COMSOL Conference 2010, Boston J.S. Crompton1 , L.T. Gritter1 , S. Yushanov1 , K.C. Koppenhoefer1 , and D. Magyari2 1 AltaSim Technologies, LLC, Columbus, OH, USA 2 Golden Acoustics, Detroit, MI, USA
Analysis of burning candles is extremely complex; combustion produces a highly non-linear temperature profile through the flame in which local temperatures may exceed 1400 °C. Heat transfer includes radiation, conduction and convection... COMSOL Conference 2010, Boston J.S. Crompton, L.T. Gritter, S.Y. Yushanov, and K.C. Koppenhoefer AltaSim Technologies LLC, Columbus, OH, USA
Reynolds equation is used to analyze fluid flow through small gaps. As such, the solution of Reynolds equation provides critical information for a wide range of tribological problems. In any case where a lubricant resides between two... COMSOL Conference 2010, Boston K.C. Koppenhoefer1 , S.Y. Yushanov1 , L.T. Gritter1 , J.S. Crompton1 , and R.O. Edwards2 1 AltaSim Technologies LLC, Columbus, OH, USA 2 Cummins Fuel Systems, Columbus, IN, USA
This paper presents an analysis approach of multicondcutor quasi-TEM lines transmission interconnect in a single dielectric region and multimode waveguides using the finite element method (FEM). FEM is especially suitable and effective... COMSOL Conference 2010, Boston S.M. Musa1 , M.N.O. Sadiku1 , and O.D. Momoh2 1 Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX, USA 2 Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, IN, USA
Acoustic Imaging of hand movement is being studied with COMSOL and Matlab. A hardware implementation is being pursued that will be an array of 16x16 ultra-sonic speakers placed in a grid facing a similar grid of 16x16 microphones,... COMSOL Conference 2010, Boston K. Mcilhany, and J.C Hernandez U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, USA
The detection and identification of the location of a sound source is commonly done using arrays of microphones. A recent new alternative approach has been proposed which involves the use of continuous structures, such as beams or plates,... COMSOL Conference 2010, Boston F. Akasheh1 , A. Biddle1 , W.S. Shepard Jr.2 , and B.B.B. Zhang2 1 Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL, USA 2 University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
AlGaN/GaN heterostructures are unique because the 2DEG at the interface is created by the difference in polarization properties of the AlGaN and the GaN layers; not due to intentional doping. In this work, a 3D model of an... COMSOL Conference 2010, Boston N. DeRoller, M. Qazi, J. Liu, and G. Koley University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
This paper analyzes different types of coil systems to produce volumes of uniform magnetic field. Some types of coil system are presented in this paper such as Helmholtz, Merritt, and Ruben coil systems. In the study coil systems are... COMSOL Conference 2010, Boston J.C. Olivares-Galvan1 , E. Campero-Littlewood1 , R. Escarela-Perez1 , S. Magdaleno-Adame2 , and E. Blanco-Brisset2 1 Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana - Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, DF, Mexico 2 Cipress No. 88, Col. Las Arboledas, La Piedad, MH, Mexico.
Three-dimensional FEM method provided by COMSOL is used to model an inhomogeneous advanced breast tumor of different optical properties for outer layer and inner core in a semi-infinite medium. The running time of FEM by COMSOL for one... COMSOL Conference 2010, Boston Y. Xu, and Q. Zhu University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
Efficient modeling and computation of the nonlinear interaction of fluid with a solid undergoing nonlinear deformation has remained a challenging problem in computational science and engineering. Direct numerical simulation of the... COMSOL Conference 2010, Boston P. Seshaiyer1 , K. Nong1 , S. Garcia2 , E. Aulisa3 , and E. Swim4 1 George Mason University, Farifax, VA, USA 2 United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, USA 3 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA 4 Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, USA
A synthetic Jet actuator is a device which moves a fluid in and outside a cavity, through a small aperture, by the continuous oscillation of a diaphragm. The multiphysics interaction between the piezoelectric disk, which deforms due to... COMSOL Conference 2010, Boston D.C. Durán, and O.D. López Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
The main purpose of this paper is to develop a proof of concept software that can simulate the geometry of engraved surfaces and can estimate the depth and width of engraved groove and associated laser parameters. For this purpose,... COMSOL Conference 2010, Boston H. Karbasi Conestoga College, Kitchener, ON, Canada