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Engineers, researchers, and scientists across industries use multiphysics simulation to research and develop innovative product designs and processes. Find inspiration in technical papers and presentations they have presented at the COMSOL Conference. Browse the selection below or use the Quick Search tool to find a specific presentation or filter by application area.


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Development and Analysis of Solid-State Batteries through Implementation of the COMSOL® Platform

J. Neyra [1], R. Acacio [1], S. Miorana [1], T. Garrison [1], C. Coddington [1], C. Scaduto [1], K. Baldwin [1], R. Integlia [1],
[1] Florida Polytechnic University, Lakeland, FL, USA

This report explores the utilization of COMSOL® to investigate material properties and perform finite element analysis in solid-state batteries. Over the years, the increase of energy density in Lithium-Ion batteries has begun to plateau. The impact of mainstream consumer electronics ... Read More

Computational Modeling of Diffusion-Based Transport from Differing Designs of Drug-Containing Sutures

S. Jorgensen [1], J. R. Sanders [1], Y. W. Liu [1],
[1] Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN, USA

Dermal wounds have a high occurrence, and wounds that require surgical closure have been shown to result in up to 11 million keloid scars that might result from abnormal healing of these wounds. While small and superficial wounds generally heal effectively without treatment, large, deep, ... Read More

Comprehensive Numerical Modeling of Filamentary RRAM Device

D. Niraula [1], V. Karpov [1],
[1] University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA

Resistive random-access memory (RRAM) is a non-volatile memory that operates via resistive switching between the insulating (OFF) and conducting (ON) states, representing the logical ‘0’ and ‘1’ binary states, in response to external bias. Attributes such as high memory density, fast ... Read More

Atmospheric Microwave Plasma

T. S. Marquardt [1], D. F. Shewamene [1], J. J. Swanson [1],
[1] Integrated Engineering, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN, USA

Plasma gasification of biomass is emerging as an efficient way to reduce the carbon foot print of waste management while generating renewable energy. In general, gasification is a process where electromagnetic wave energy is used to heat biomass sufficiently to convert the bio-mass to ... Read More

Analyzing Fluid Shear Stress in the RCCS: Applications for 3D Cell Culture in Simulated Microgravity

T. Masiello [1], A. Dhall [1], L. P. Madhubhani Hemachandra [1], N. Tokranova [1], J. Castracane [1]
[1] Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Albany, NY, USA

In the decades since humans first went to space, there has been growing interest in utilizing microgravity to improve our understanding in many scientific fields (1). Applied fields have included evolutionary development, cell mechanics and protein crystallization (2-4). Microgravity ... Read More

Analysis of Mechanical Sensitivity of MEMS Pressure Diaphragm for Contact Formation

S. Shubham [1], M. Nawaz [1],
[1] Knowles Electronics, Itasca, IL, USA

MEMS Pressure sensors work on the principle of mechanical bending of thin diaphragm under applied load over diaphragm area. The sensitivity of diaphragm is crucial to efficiency of the sensor. It is defined as the increase in deflection of diaphragm as a result of increase in pressure ... Read More

Adaptive Mesh Refinement: Quantitative Computation of a Rising Bubble Using COMSOL Multiphysics®

T. Preney [1], P. Namy [1], J. Wheeler [1]
[1] SIMTEC, Grenoble, France

The mesh is a key component in numerical simulations as it represents the spatial discretization of the model geometry. To accurately measure the variation of the unknowns, a relevant mesh should have a high density of degrees of freedom in regions where the norm of the gradient of the ... Read More

A Heat Transfer Analysis of the Cochlea During Magnetically-guided Cochlear Implant Surgery

F. Esmailie [1], M. Francoeur [1], T. A. Ameel [1], ,
[1] Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Approximately 450,000 people worldwide suffering from hearing problems use cochlear implants (http://www.cochlear.com/au/home/connect/cochlear-hearing-ambassador, June 12, 2018). Manual insertion of the cochlear implant during surgery can potentially damage the delicate tissues within ... Read More

Vibration and Noise Analysis of the Feather River Bridge

L. A. De Jesús Díaz [1], R. Daniel Costley [1], H. Díaz-Alvarez [1],
[1] Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS, USA

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is conducting research using infrasound arrays to detect and monitor structures as well as for dynamic structural characterization of large infrastructure. Previous studies have determined that structures radiate acoustic ... Read More

Time-dependent Thermoelectric Switching in Vanadium Oxide

G. Àbel [1], F. Torres [1], M. Kiwi [1],
[1] Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile

We report the reversible thermoelectric switching [1, 2, 3] induced by a time dependent and frequency domain electric field (or AC voltage) in a microscopic single contact nano-device based on Gold and Vanadium Oxide, which promises potential applications for future information storage ... Read More