Creating (and using) an involute coordinate system
I've defined an involute coordinate system using an interpolation function. For an unstructured grid of x and z coordinates, I have defined two new coordinates t_coord and h_coord which have vectors...
View ArticleStore data at certain time intervals
How do I set up my model so the data are not stored at every time step, but at certain intervals. That way I don't end up with huge file, and my plot files for exporting are small as well. Thanks in...
View ArticleMagnetically Sprung Electromagnetic Generator
Hi guys, I have built a magnetically sprung electromagnetic generator for harvesting energy from machine vibration. Its basically three magnets in a tube, one fixed at either end and one floating in...
View Articlehow can set up the inital field velocity for the fluid?
Hello I want to simulate the motion of a nano ball in the liquid. the liquid has a stale field velocity, angular velocity W(r) and has nothing with the angle theta due to symmetry. I would how to set...
View ArticleHow to solve a derived PDE equation with coefficient form?
Dear all: I had derived a PDE equation in attachment. But the result seems to be not correct. Please give me a help. Thanks a lot.
View ArticleHow to assign automated input values?
Can we assign input values to faces of an object via .csv file or through any web based tools?
View ArticleMeshing a surface with an interior point
I need to apply a point force on a point inside a shell surface. For this purpose I draw a point in geometry section. However, because of that point I can't mesh the surface with free quad or mapped....
View ArticleTaylor Hood or Crouzeix -Raviart element
Hello all I am using COMSOL for solving the velocity and concentration field. I am using quadratic elements. But I don't know what kind of quadratic elements COMSOL uses. Is it a Taylor Hood or...
View Articleapplying a periodic biphasic square waveform to a surface electrode
Dear friends, I want to apply an AC voltage/Current to a surface electrode placed on the human skin. I need a periodic waveform with unequal on and off time. How can I apply this stimulation pulse to a...
View ArticleEffect of sound pressure on refractive index/density
Hello fellow Comsol users, Most of my experience comes from structural mechanics and fracture and would like to ask a little help regarding pressure acoustics. The presence of high and low pressure in...
View ArticleThermal expansion model
I am trying to examine the stress distribution in a SiO2 film coated on a thick Si sample with a small Al bump on it, all heated to 700 K. I thought I built the model correctly, but the resulting...
View ArticleSimulation of Stirling Engine
Hello everybody I'm currently trying to simulate the fluid flow in a stirling engine (beta) which I've built from the following video:www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2qssmxA82U You should try building it;-)...
View ArticleMoving mesh 2D
Hello, I am trying to simulate the moving boundary for a 2D geometry. I started with a simple 2D geometry where 1 boundary is moving in the x-direction and 1 boundary in y-direction, but because the...
View ArticleUsing a Gaussian Pulse
Hi everyone, I'm actuallay working on a modeling of a laser pulse which is heating a front of a material in order to determinate the diffusivity, my current issue is that i would like to model my heat...
View Articletime interval for automatic remeshing
Hi, I would like to know the COMSOL keyword for the time interval when using the automatic remeshing module. I want to define a criterion based on the time that's why I need to know the actual number...
View ArticleWhy is the gradient of the voltage potential field not equal to the electric...
Hi, I have been working on a 3D model of a resistive current sensor, and I am trying to verify the high frequency (50-500Mhz) response. Essentially, i want to make sure that at a fixed current...
View ArticleMoving Mesh - Thermal stress coupling
Hello to all, I need to perform an RF frequency domain analysis on a waveguide which has been previously deformed by a Thermal Stress stationary analysis. In order to do this, I need to calculate the...
View ArticleIonization of air.
Hello. I have a model that comprises a container filled with air. From the outside there are two coils number of turns 1e6 supply current is 1e3 A in the container are two electrodes voltage + - + e7 V...
View ArticleBase vector coordinate system
I am modeling the anisotropic behavior of a plate that have fibers oriented in different directions. For this purpose, I am using the structural mechanics feature. I am orienting my fibers using a...
View Articleparameter sweep error when loading a geometry
I am applying a load to the top of the geometry shown while the bottom is fixed but i keep getting an empty parameter sweep error can u help me??
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