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February 6th, 2012 by
Fanny Littmarck
As many of you may already know, a vast number of multiphysics simulations are based on or have something to do with fluid flow. Oftentimes, convective processes can actually play a bigger part than diffusion processes, for example in chemical reactions or heat flux.
A fluid can for instance be set in motion by changing its temperature. We have a pretty neat example of a glass filled with cold water that is placed on a heat source (as seen below). The heat is increasing the fluid’s velocity, thus causing it to move. This particular example is very simple, but the main concept can be applied to more complex situations such as industrial machinery or electronic devices, to name a couple.
Read more on: Upcoming Live Webinar on Multiphysics Flow Simulations
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February 3rd, 2012 by
Phil Kinanne
I noticed a lot of activity when I posted the question concerning “FEM vs FVM” in a previous blog post, so I started looking into it a bit. A lot of people went to the COMSOL Discussion Forum thread on the matter, from the blog, which got me thinking that this must be a hot topic out there.
How disappointed I was when I typed ‘FEM vs FVM’ into Google and saw that there wasn’t much to sink your teeth into. My blog post ranked pretty highly, which explains how little this has been debated.
Read more on: FEM vs FVM on the Web
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February 2nd, 2012 by
Phil Kinanne
I’ve just been working with Roger Pryor, as he gathers material for his new book. Roger wrote a book called “Multiphysics Modeling using COMSOL” a couple of years ago that turned into a good seller. Now he has released “Multiphysics Modeling using COMSOL Multiphysics v.4”. This is the first book I am aware of that showcases Version 4.
Read more on: First Book about Version 4?
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February 1st, 2012 by
Fanny Littmarck
Recently we certified AMD FirePro graphics cards and acknowledged AMD as a COMSOL partner. We are especially excited about this, as we know the importance of excellent graphics cards when simulating models.
Read more on: COMSOL Certifies AMD Graphics Cards
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January 31st, 2012 by
Phil Kinanne
An interesting discussion has been going on in the COMSOL Discussion Forum. What is the difference between the Finite Element Method (FEM) and the Finite Volume Method (FVM)?
Read more on: FEM vs FVM
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January 30th, 2012 by
Phil Kinanne
I’m currently working with images for some marketing material for our Conference. Soon we’ll be sending out the Call for Papers for the 2012 COMSOL Conferences, which will have an image of a solar thermal collector incorporated into it.
Read more on: Solar Heating in Industrial Scales
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January 27th, 2012 by
Phil Kinanne
I was just reading a news report from the Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota. There, Dr. Huber is running a program where seniors perform experiments on cantilever beams and their responses to acoustic waves, both in the air and under water.
Read more on: Using COMSOL to Improve Experiment
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January 25th, 2012 by
Fanny Littmarck
I was looking through our event schedule online and noticed that there were a lot more training courses planned this year than in the past. Then I realized that there is also a new feature on that page where you can download a PDF of the course brochure. Intrigued by these changes, I wanted to find out more.
Read more on: New Training Series for 2012
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January 20th, 2012 by
Bernt Nilsson
I can’t say exactly how you ended up on the COMSOL web site. I can however make an educated guess: chances are you stumbled on to an entry in the COMSOL community. Most of our visitors do. Based on our Google stats the Community web section is the most visited section of the site.
Read more on: The Latest Web Stats Report is In – COMSOL Community Ranks Highest
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January 19th, 2012 by
Phil Kinanne
Reading Fanny’s blog post from a couple of days back, I’m also getting excited about the COMSOL Conference. The big news for me is the introduction of Panel Discussions.
We’ve noticed that although the User Presentations are interesting, there’s very little time to ask the presenters questions before the next one has to get up there to present. On the other hand, we have all appreciated the Keynote presentations, which are often more general in their content, but also don’t provide much opportunity to ask questions.
Read more on: Panel Discussions Will be a Hit at the Conference
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