Product category:
Simulation, modelling and validation software
News Release from: Comsol | Subject: Comsol News
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 17 April 2008
Magazine showcases multiphysics
simulation
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
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 28 Nov 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
Related stories
Mathematical modelling moves on to new peaks
Femlab 3 uses proven finite-element analysis to efficiently solve models of physical phenomena so engineers and scientists can better understand their underlying properties.
Modelling package turns to MEMS design
A new MEMS Module for the Femlab mathematical modelling package allows designers to model micro electromechanical systems with physical dimensions of microns.
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.
Further reading
Multiphysics viewer comes for free
A novel Multiphysics Viewer lets any researcher, scientist or engineer visualise, examine and postprocess results from models created using the multiphysics Femlab mathematical modelling package.
Multiphysics software gains heat-transfer module
A new module for Femlab offers ready solutions for thermal management in electronics, healthcare/bioengineering, plus thermal processes across manufacturing areas from food to metals.
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". Request a free brochure from Comsol ...
• Comsol: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Engineeringtalk email newsletter
• Engineeringtalk Home Page
Search the Pro-Talk network of sites
