Accepted Abstracts

• Acoustics
• Bioscience and Bioengineering
• Earth Science
• Electromagnetics
• Fluid dynamics
• Fluid-Structure-Interaction
• Fuel Cells and Electrochemistry
• Fundamental Studies, Optimization & Numerical Methods
• Heat Transfer & Thermo-Mechanics
• MEMS and Microfluidics
• Optics & Photonics
• Plasma Physics, EHD and MHD
• Porous Media Flow
• Process & Chemical Engineering
• Reaction Engineering and Reactor Design
• Structural Mechanics
• Transport Phenomena

Acoustics

On a Diffusion Equation Model for Sound Energy Flow Prediction in Acoustically Coupled Spaces
Y. Jing, N. Xiang
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Comparison of an Analytical and Numerical Solution for the Landmine Detection Problem
M. B. Mattingly¹, K. McIlhany², R. Malek-Madani^3
1Applied Research Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University
²United States Naval Academy Physics Department
³United States Naval Academy Mathematics Department

PCCP Profiling and Tube Wave Analysis of WRE Signal
N. M. A. Chowdhury¹, Z. Liao², L. Zhao^1
1Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Ryerson University
²Department of Architectural Science, Ryerson University

Bioscience and Bioengineering

Temperature Excursions at the Pulp-Dentin Junction during the Curing of Light-Activated Dental Restorations
M. B. Jakubinek^1,2, C. O’Neill¹, C. Felix³, R. B. Price^2,3, M. A. White^1,2
1Departments of Chemistry and Physics, Dalhousie University
²Institute for Research in Materials, Dalhousie University
³Department of Dental Clinical Sciences, Dalhousie University

Hemodynamic Therapy of Middle Cerebral Artery Vasospasm Guided by a Multiphysics Model of Oxygen Transport
S. A. Conrad^{1, 2}, P. Chittiboina³, B. Guthikonda^3
1Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
²Department of Biomedical Engineering, Louisiana Tech University
³Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

Numerical Analysis of Drug Delivery to Solid Tumors
M. Soltani, P. Chen
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo

Virtual Thermal Ablation in the Head and Neck using COMSOL Multiphysics
U. Topaloglu¹, Y. Yan², P. Novak², P. Spring³, J. Suen³, G. Shafirstein^3
1Department of Information Technology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
²Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
³Department of Otolaryngology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Electrical Stimulation of Brain using a realistic Human Head Model
A. Datta, M. Elwassif, M. Bikson
Department of Biomedical Engineering, The City College of the CUNY

Finite Element Modeling and Analysis of SMA-Based Bone-Joint System
S. Yang¹, S. Seelecke^2
1Department of Aerospace, Northwestern Polytechnical University
²Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University

Use of COMSOL Multiphysics to develop a comprehensive, user-friendly predictive tool for food safety and quality
A. Halder¹, A. Datta¹, G. Black², P.M. Davidson^2
1Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University
²Department of Food Science, University of Tennessee

Using COMSOL Multiphysics for Modeling of Musculoskeletal Biomechanics
Robert L. Spilker
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Numerical Modeling of Subsurface Skin Restoration with 2790-nm Laser Beam in combination with Surface Cooling
R. Eze¹², A. Rahman¹, S. Kumar¹, M. Sadoqi^2
1Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Manufacturing Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of New York University
²Department of Physics, St. Johns University

Electro-Magnetic Controlling of Gated Micro-fluidic Platform for High Throughput Genomics and Proteomics
H. Esfandyarpour¹², R. Esfandyarpour¹², A.P. Vasudev¹, B. Khosrowmoabed³, J. Feng¹, R.F. Pease¹, R. W. Davis^2
1Stanford Genome Technology Center
²Center for Integrated Systems, Electrical Engineering Department, Stanford University
³Biomedical Device Engineering, San Jose State University

Study of Capacitance Modulation in Nanoneedle Biosensor for Antibody-Antigen Interaction Monitoring
R. Esfandyarpour¹², H. Esfandyarpour¹², R.F. Pease¹, R. W. Davis^2
1Stanford Genome Technology Center
²Center for Integrated Systems, Electrical Engineering Department, Stanford University

Earth Science

COMSOL Modeling of a Submarine Geothermal Chimney
M. Suárez A.¹, F. Samaniego V.^2
1Faculty of Sciences, Michoacán University (UMSNH)
²Faculty of Engineering Postgrade Studies Division, National University of Mexico (UNAM)

Fully Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Modeling by COMSOL Multiphysics, with Applications in Geomechanical Characterization of Reservoirs
T. T. Freeman¹, R. J. Chalaturnyk¹, I. Bogdanov^2
1University of Alberta
²2Centre Huile Lourde Ouvert et Expérimental (CHLOE)

Electromagnetics

Simulation of Dielectric Barrier Discharge Lamp Coupled to the External Electrical Circuit
A. El-Deib¹, F.P. Dawson¹, S. Bhosle², D. Buso², G. Zissis^2
1University of Toronto
²Université de Toulouse

Identification and Analysis of Low-Frequency Cogging Torque Component in Permanent Magnet Machines
D. R. McIntosh
Sonsight Inc. / NSWC

Electrical Impedance Spectroscopic Sensor to Detect Tunnels and Infrastructure in Soil
R. W. Gamache, D. Spinelli
TransTech Systems, Inc.

Space-time Formulation for Finite-Element Modeling of Superconductors
F. Grilli¹, F. Sirois¹, M. Laforest¹, and S. Ashworth^2
1Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal
²Los Alamos National Laboratory

A Modeling Study of Electrical Characteristics of Anisotropic Conductive Film Adhesives
R. Divigalpitiya
3M Canada Company

RF Propellant Gauging in Low Gravity
M. Asipauskas¹, G. A. Zimmerli^2
1NCSER
²NASA GRC

Electrostatic Multipole Field Calculation
X. Liu
KLA-Tencor Inc.

Time-Harmonic Modeling of Squirrel-Cage Induction Motors: A Circuit-Field Coupled Approach
R. Escarela-Perez¹, E. Melgoza², E. Campero-Littlewood^1
1Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana - Azcapotzalco, Departamento de Energia
²Instituto Tecnologico de Morelia

Finite Element Model of a Magnet driven Reed Switch
B. LaBarge¹, E. Gutierrez-Miravete^2
1Gems Sensors and Controls
²Rensselaer at Hartford

Behavior of the Super Paramagnetic Materials Placed in Gradient Magnetic Field and Fluid Medium
U. K. Veeramachaneni, R. L. Carroll
Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University

Dynamic Study of Field and Current Distribution in Multifilamentary YBCO Thin Films
F. Grilli¹, A. Lucarelli², G. Lupke², T. Haugan³, P. Barnes^3
1Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal
²College of William and Mary
³Air Force Research Laboratory

On chip Moisture Sensor and The Real Time Monitoring Moisture Ingression
K. Feng¹, F. Chen^2
1IBM Fishkill
²IBM Vermont

AC/DC Modeling and Experimental Impedance Verification of 3D MEMS Inductor Coils
T. Reissman, E. Garcia
Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University

COMSOL Multiphysics Modeling of a 20-W Microwave Electrothermal Thruster
E. Gao, S.G. Bilen
The Pennsylvania State University

Fluid dynamics

Mixing of Liquids in Microfluidic Devices
B. Finlayson, A. Aditya, V. Brasher, L. Dahl, H. Q. Dinh, A. Field, J. Flynn, C. Jenssen, D. Kress, F. Ninh, A. Nordmeier, H. H. Song, C. Yuen
University of Washington

CFD-based Evaluation of Drag Force on a Sphere Unsteadily Moving Perpendicularly Toward a Solid Surface: a Simple Model of a Biological Spring, Vorticella convallaria
S. Ryu¹, P. T. Matsudaira^2
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
²Department of Biology and Bioengineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Computation of Velocity, Pressure and Temperature Distributions near a Stagnation Point in Planar Laminar Incompressible Flow
E. Kaufman¹, E. Gutierrez-Miravete^2
1Pratt and Whitney
²Rensselaer at Hartford

Fluid-Structure-Interaction

Validation of a Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical model using analytical solution and COMSOL finite element analysis of a one dimensional column
P. A. Selvadurai
McGill University

Fuel Cells and Electrochemistry

Steady-State Simulation of Mono-valent Ion Distributions Around A Nanochannel
W. Booth¹, J. Schiffbauer¹, J. Fernandez¹, K. Kelley², A. Timperman², B. Edwards^1
1Physics Department, West Virginia University
²Chemistry Department, West Virginia University

Towards the Modeling of Microgalvanic Corrosion in Aluminum Alloys : the Choice of Boundary Conditions
N. Murer¹, N. Missert², R. Bucchheit^1
1Fontana Corrosion Center, Ohio State University
²Sandia National Laboratories

Simulation of C-MEMS Based Enzymatic Biofuel Cell
Y. Parikh, V. Penmatsa, J. Yang, C. Wang
Department of Mechanical & Material Science Engineering, Florida International University

Porous-Cathode Model for High-Temperature Sodium-Metal Chloride Storage Battery
M. A. Vallance¹, R. E. White^2
1General Electric Global Research Center
²Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina

Investigations of the Ionic Signal Propagation and Measurement in the Polymer-Electrolyte Transistor
M. C. Hollenbeck^1,2, H. Abdel-Aty-Zohdy³, R. Brower², R. Ewing², K. Stevens^1
1University of Utah
²AFRL/RITA
³Oakland University

Fundamental Studies, Optimization & Numerical Methods

Integrating COMSOL into a Mathematical Modeling Course for Chemical Engineers
Anthony G. Dixon, David DiBiasio
Department of Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Numerical Demonstration of Finite Element Convergence for Lagrange Elements in COMSOL Multiphysics
M. K. Gobbert, S. Yang
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Maryland

COMSOL Multiphysics Models for Teaching Chemical Engineering Fundamentals: Absorption Column Models and Illustration of the Two-Film Theory of Mass Transfer
W. M. Clark
Chemical Engineering Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Hybrid Finite Element-Finite Volume Algorithm for Solving Transient Multi-Scale Non-Linear Fluid-Structure Interaction during Operation of a Hydraulic Seal
A. Thatte, R. Salant
Georgia Institute of Technology

Design optimization of passive micromixers with COMSOL
M. Itomlenskis, P. S. Fodor, M. Kaufman
Physics Department, Cleveland State University

Optimal Design for the Grating Coupler of Surface Plasmons
Y. Huang
UCLA Mathematics Department

Use of COMSOL in Aerodynamic Optimization of the UNLV Solar-Powered Umanned Aerial Vehicle
L.P. Dube¹, W.A. McElroy¹, D.W. Pepper^1
1University of Nevada Las Vegas

Localization of Chemical Sources Using Stochastic Differential Equations in Realistic Environments
A. Mohammed, A. Jeremic
McMaster University

Parameter Optimization for Finite-Element Method (FEM) based Modeling of Singlet Oxygen during PDT
T. C. Zhu, K. Wang
Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Resonating with Students in the Undergraduate Physics Laboratory: Comprehending Acoustic Vibrations
K. R. Stein, R. W. Peterson, J. Houlton, J. Knapp, B. Peplinski, C. Scheevel, D. Swenson
Department of Physics, Bethel University

COMSOL and MATLAB® Integration to Optimize Heat Exchangers Using Genetic Algorithms Technique
J. Muñoz¹, R. Valencia², C. Nieto^3
1Semillero Termodinámica y Fluidos, Facultad de Ingeniería Mecánica, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
²Grupo Automática y Diseño, Facultad de Ingeniería Mecánica, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
³Instituto de Energía y Termodinámica, Facultad de Ingeniería Mecánica, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana

Development of an Interlinked Curriculum Component Module for Microchemical Process Systems Components Using COMSOL Multiphysics
A. D. Mokal, P. L. Mills
Department of Chemical and Natural Gas Engineering, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Simulation of Thermosequencing Heat Detection Platform via Geometric and Stoichiometric Optimization
H. Esfandyarpour¹², R. Esfandyarpour¹², C.S. Khajvandi¹, J. Feng¹, D. Huber¹, R.F.W. Pease², R.W. Davis^1
1Stanford Genome Technology Center
²Center for Integrated Systems, Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University

Heat Transfer & Thermo-Mechanics

Application of Solution Mapping to Reduce Computational Time for Actively Cooled Power Electronics
K. T. Lowe^1,2, R. V. Arimilli^2
1Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge
²Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee

Finite Element Modeling of Dielectric-Paraelectric Composite Materials
K. Zhou, S. Boggs
Institute of Material Science, University of Connecticut

Design and Analysis of Stacked Micromirrors
S. Park, S. Chung, J. Yeow
University of Waterloo

Estimating the Ore Volume in AC Smelting Furnaces Using Finite-Element Analysis of Surface Current Density
A. Mohammed, A. Jeremic
McMaster University

Electro-Thermal Modelling of High Power Light Emitting Diodes Based on Experimental Device Characterisation
T. Lopez¹, T. Margalith^2
1Philips Research, Germany
²Philips Lumileds Lighting Company, USA

Aerothermodynamic Structural Performance of Hypervelocity Unswept Slender Leading Edges
J. D. Bull
Materials Systems & Solutions

Computational Analysis of the Mechanical and Thermal Stresses in a Thin Film PProDOT-Based Redox Capacitor
J. Sotero-Esteva¹, M. Rosario-Canales², P. Gopu³, J. Santiago-Avilés^3
1Department of Mathematics, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao
²Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania
³Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania

MEMS and Microfluidics

Simulating Microbubble Flows Using COMSOL Mutiphysics
X. Chen¹, S. N. Ghadiali^12
1Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Lehigh University
²Bio Engineering program, Lehigh University

Simulation of Highly Nonlinear Electrokinetics Using a Weak Formulation
G. Soni, T. Squires, C. Meinhart
University of California Santa Barbara

Investigating the Use of a Piezoelectric Actuator for the Appendages of a Microrobot
J. Clark, J. V. Clark
Purdue University

Optics & Photonics

Incorporation of Nonlinearity and Dispersion into Time-Dependent Optical Propagation Models
J. E. Toney
Pennsylvania State University Electro-Optics Center

Modeling of the Nitride Quantum Wells with Arbitrary Crystallographic Orientation for Nitride-Based Photonics
M. V. Kisin, R. Brown, H. S. El-Ghoroury
Ostendo Technologies, Inc.

Full-Wave Analysis of Nanoscale Optical Trapping
E.P. Furlani, A. Baev
The Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics, University at Buffalo

Electromagnetic Analysis of Cloaking Metamaterial Structures
E. Furlani, A. Baev
The Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics, University at Buffalo

Simulation of Fourth-Order Laterally-Coupled Gratings
R. Millett, A. Benhsaien, K. Hinzer, T. Hall, H. Schriemer
Centre for Research in Photonics, University of Ottawa

Improving the Performance of Simplified Cylindrical Cloaks
J. McGuirk
Air Force Institute of Technology

Simulation of Fourth-Order Laterally-Coupled Gratings
R. Millett, A. Benhsaien, K. Hinzer, T. Hall, H. Schriemer
Centre for Research in Photonics, University of Ottawa

Plasma Physics, EHD and MHD

Stochastic Approach in Approximation of the Transient Plasma Sheath Behavior in FEM
J. Brcka
TEL US Holdings, Inc.

Simulation of Plasma Actuator for Flow Control in Low Pressure Turbines
M. Mamunuru, U. Kortshagen
University of Minnesota, Minneanapolis

Porous Media Flow

Two-Phase Modeling of Gravity Drainage of Bitumen from Tar Sands using In-Situ RF Electrical Heating
A. Hassanzadeh
PyroPhase Inc.

Depth-Averaged Modeling of Groundwater Flow and Transport
P. K. Kitanidis
Stanford University

COMSOL Implementation of a Multiphase Fluid Flow Model in Porous Media
M. Diaz-Viera, D. Lopez-Falcon, A. Moctezuma-Berthier, A. Ortiz-Tapia
Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo

A Numerical Simulation of Adsorption Using Non-Standard Isotherm Equations in COMSOL
A. Ortiz-Tapia¹, D. Lopez-Falcon¹, M. Diaz-Viera¹, S. Lopez-Ramirez¹, J. L. Mendoza-de-la-Cruz^1
1Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo

Numerical Calculation of Effective Density and Compressibility Tensors in Periodic Porous Media: Multi-scale Asymptotic Method
C. Lee¹, M. Leamy¹, J. Nadler^2
1School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
²Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), Georgia Institute of Technology

Transport, growth, decay and Sorption of Microorganisms and Nutrients through Porous Media: A Simulation with COMSOL
D.A. Lopez-Falcon, M.A. Diaz-Viera, A. Ortiz-Tapia
Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo

Localized Morphological Effects on Sublimation Rates of Ancient Buried Ice in Antarctica: Potential for an 8 Million Year Old Climate Archive
David W. Jackson¹, D. E. Kowalewski^2
1Boston University, School of Education
²Boston University, Department of Earth Sciences

FEM Analysis of Contaminant Transport in Loamy Desert Soil
B. N. Agasanapura, C. Nesbitt, M. Misra
Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, University of Nevada

Coupled Electromagnetics- Multiphase Porous Media Model for Microwave Combination Heating
V. Rakesh, A. K. Datta
Dept. of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University

Process & Chemical Engineering

An Analysis of Plunger Temperature during Glass Parison Pressing
P. Ngankeu¹, E. Gutierrez-Miravete^2
1EMHART Glass
²Rensselaer at Hartford

Design and Characterization of a Small Volume Reactor for the High Pressure Invacuo Study of Catalytic Surface Reactions
C. H. Clark¹,², J. E. Fulton³, T. W. Adams³, E. Podgornov⁴, F. Zaera^4
1Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California
²Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona, California
³Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, Indiana
⁴Department of Chemistry, University of California

Multiphysics Modeling of an Ion Mobility Spectrometer
T. W. Adams, J. E. Fulton, Jr.
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division

Implementation of Oak Ridge National Laboratory Software Quality Assurance Requirements for COMSOL 3.4
J. Freels
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A Finite Element Analysis on the Modeling of Heat Release Rate, as Assessed by a Cone Calorimeter, of Char Forming Polycarbonate
D. Statler Jr.¹, R. Gupta^2
1Mid-Atlantic Technology, Research and Innovation Center
²Department of Chemical Engineering, West Virginia University

Reaction Engineering and Reactor Design

A Model of a Horizontal Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition Reactor
T. W. Adams
Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division

Nuclear Fuel Behaviour Modelling at the Royal Military College of Canada
K. Shaheen¹, M.J. Welland¹, J.S. Bell¹, A. El-Jaby¹, J. Higgs², D. Morgan³, B.J. Lewis¹, W.T. Thompson^1
1Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada
²Retube Field Engineering
³Canadian Forces

Analysis of Heat, Mass Transport, and Momentum Transport Effects in Complex Catalyst Shapes for Gas-Phase Heterogeneous Reactions Using COMSOL Multiphysics
A. Nagaraj¹, P. L. Mills^2
1Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
²Department of Chemical and Natural Gas Engineering, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Structural Mechanics

Computational Modeling of Wave Propagation in a Geophysical Domain
Jason McKenna¹, Mihan McKenna¹, S.Y. Yushanov², J.S. Crompton², K.C. Koppenhoefer^2
1 U.S. Army Engineering Research and Development Center
² ACES of Columbus, LLC

Shape and size dependence of the ferromagnetic resonance of permalloy
L. Acharya
George Washington University

Thermal-Mechanical Behavior of Mid-Ocean Ridge Transform Faults
E. C Roland¹, M. Behn², G. Hirth^3
1MIT/WHOI Joint Program
²Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
³Brown University

Residual Stresses in a Panel Manufactured Using EBF3 Process
J. Gaillard¹, D. Locatelli², S.B. Mulani³, R.K. Kapania^3
1Microelectronics and Micromechanics Department, Ecole National Superieure d'Ingénieurs de Caen
²Engineering Science and Mechanics Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
³Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Simulation of Manufacturing Process of Ceramic Matrix Composites
S. Y. Yushanov, J.S. Crompton, K.C. Koppenhoefer,
ACES of Columbus, LLC

Attached Particle Effects on Quartz Thickness Shear Mode Crystals
D. Puccio, E. P. EerNisse
Quartzdyne, Inc.

Thermal-Mechanical Behavior of Mid-Ocean Ridge Transform Faults
E. C Roland¹, M. Behn², G. Hirth^3
1MIT/WHOI Joint Program
²Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
³Brown University

Transport Phenomena

Shape, Convection and Convergence
R. W. Pryor
Pryor Knowledge Systems, Inc.

Modeling the Behavior of Single Particle during Drying Process
S. R. Bellur, B. N. Agasanpura, C. J. Coronella
Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering Department, University of Nevada