Mechanical | Posted on
November 20th, 2012 by
Fanny Littmarck
Reducing the amount of plastic used in the production of bottled water would both help companies save on packaging costs and be more sustainable. That seems easy enough, until you consider the fact that during storage and transportation, the bottles are stacked on top of one another. With a lot of bottles comes a lot of mechanical load. How can companies reduce the amount of plastic without compromising the structure of the bottles?
Read more on: Triple Bottom Line: Innovating Bottled Water
Certified Consultants | Posted on
November 19th, 2012 by
Phil Kinnane
It was a pleasure meeting one of COMSOL’s Certified Consultants at the Milan Conference last month. Similarly to a number of consultants, and as evident from their name, BE CAE & Test offers both the ability to simulate processes and designs as well as test them. From the island of Sicily, Giuseppe Petrone and Marco Scionti have been working with COMSOL for almost three years now, and have performed a number of projects for customers based on COMSOL Multiphysics. From what I could see from the great booth at the conference, BE CAE & Test does a lot of simulating.
Read more on: BE CAE & Test Does a Lot of Simulating
Conference | Posted on
November 16th, 2012 by
Nandita Roche
On November 2-3 the COMSOL conference made its stop in Bangalore, India. This two-day event hosted eminent keynote speakers, user presentations, minicourses, poster sessions, and finally closed with an awards ceremony. Here’s a re-cap of the highlights of the COMSOL Conference Bangalore 2012:
Read more on: Thank You for Attending the COMSOL Conference Bangalore 2012
Electrical | Posted on
November 15th, 2012 by
Fanny Littmarck
Last month was Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM). In many parts of the world walks were coordinated to fundraise for breast cancer research, and here in the U.S. it also meant NFL football players donned pink gear throughout the month. It was only fitting then, that a poster was presented on the topic at our conference in Boston. The research presented there explores a new method for detecting breast tumors.
Read more on: Microwave Imaging for Breast Cancer Detection
Conference | Posted on
November 14th, 2012 by
Fanny Littmarck
I know many of you have been wondering when the user presentations from this year’s COMSOL Conference would be published. Today we get to tell you that the presentation slides, papers, and posters are now available online. And as you will see, it is quite the collection too. The COMSOL Conference User Presentations are here.
Read more on: Now Live: COMSOL Conference User Presentations
Interfacing | Posted on
November 13th, 2012 by
Andrew Griesmer
Since 2010, COMSOL and PTC® have joined forces to create integration between simulation and CAD design processes. Culminating in LiveLink™ for Pro/ENGINEER®, COMSOL provides seamless associativity between PTC’s 24 years of CAD experience and COMSOL’s unparalleled multiphysics simulation software. A new LiveLink™ for Pro/ENGINEER® video tutorial exemplifies this integration, and gives you a head-start in your design modeling. The video demonstrates the three main features to help you design, optimize, and troubleshoot.
Read more on: LiveLink™ for Pro/ENGINEER® Video Tutorial
Fluid | Posted on
November 12th, 2012 by
Fanny Littmarck
December of 1903 marked the commencement of the Age of Powered Flight, and the Wright brothers went down in history. This was a time before personal computers and simulation software existed. Determining the optimal design of their airplane had to be done using physical prototypes and real-life experiments. What had the design looked like if the Wright brothers had been able to use computers and modeling software? Three researchers from Pennsylvania State University sought to find out how the design may have differed if they had used multiphysics software.
Read more on: The First Flyer Optimized using Multiphysics
Fluid | Posted on
November 9th, 2012 by
Fanny Littmarck
A mixer that doesn’t move may sound like an oxymoron, but it’s not. Used in various chemical species transport applications, static mixers are inexpensive, accurate, and versatile. Still, there is always room for improvement. Optimizing the design of static mixers calls for computer modeling, but traditional CFD methods may not be the best way to model these mixers. How do these motionless mixers work and how can their performance be simulated?
Read more on: Modeling Static Mixers
Electrical | Posted on
November 6th, 2012 by
Fanny Littmarck
Permanent magnet generators, or PM generators as they are also called, generate power without batteries. PM generators consist of a magnetic stator coiled with wire and a wheel with permanent magnets rotating inside the stator. From motorcycles to wind farms, PM generators can be used in many electrical machinery applications. Let’s take a look at how these types of generators work and how they can be simulated.
Read more on: Simulating Permanent Magnet Generators
Conference | Posted on
November 5th, 2012 by
Cinzia Iacovelli
They say that an image is worth more than a thousand words, and I couldn’t agree more. In that vein, we’d like to show you our enthusiasm over the European COMSOL Conference held in Milan, Italy earlier in October, through a slideshow of pictures from the event. We already thanked you in advance for making this our most-registered for event of the year. Now we want to thank you again with this slideshow.
Read more on: Photos from the European COMSOL Conference
