Magazine showcases multiphysics simulation
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Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Apr 17, 2008
Acoustics, electromagnetics, fluid-structure interaction and structural integrity are among the fields of physics covered in the latest edition of Comsol News.
The latest edition of the Comsol News technical magazine is available now as a PDF download from the company's website.
A printed copy of the annual magazine is also available on request.
Both versions are free of charge.
The 36-page Comsol News 2008 covers a broad range of user-focused articles demonstrating how scientists, engineers, and researchers worldwide use the Comsol Multiphysics scientific software environment to model and simulate a variety of physics-based systems.
Articles are organised by industry segments, including automotive, aerospace, biomedical, clean energy design, engineering education, electricity, materials research, manufacturing and semiconductor testing.
Acoustics, electromagnetics, fluid-structure interaction and structural integrity are among the fields of physics embraced.
Dr Dale Kipp of MatWeb provides a special guest commentary: "Materials selection in the information age".
"Clearing the air: life support for space exploration", the cover story, is a good example of the range of applications in the publication.
This report, written by Jim Knox and David Howard, explains how the authors and their team mates on the Life Support Systems Development Team at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Centre use multiphysics in their research to develop crew cabin atmospheric revitalisation systems robust enough for round trips to Mars.
More down to earth, in "Electrochemical machining in appliance manufacturing" Dr Ir.
Redmer Van Tijum explains the role multiphysics modelling plays as Royal Philips Electronics in The Netherlands refines electrochemical machining process parameters to make a better electric shaver.
Readers can also learn that product developers at Zink Imaging in Massachusetts make full-colour direct thermal printing a reality or how RocTools in France develops innovative rapid moulding technologies for the composites industry.
In all, Comsol News 2008 has 15 major articles on the worldwide use of multiphysics as well as a number of departments, including tips and tricks from the Comsol Support Desk and partner news.
"Moving from product invention to product development, and then to manufacturing, we have touched on many engineering fields - mechanical, thermal, chemical and fluid dynamics", said Zink Imaging Research Fellow and Director of the Image Science Lab William Vetterling.
"The combination of all these fields in a single approachable tool with a single user interface has significantly lowered the barriers to the use of modelling as a daily tool".
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