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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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AC/DC Electromagneticsx

Frequency-Controlled Manipulation of Particles in a Liquid Column Based on AC Dielectrophoresis

I. Kuehne1, N. Philippin1, A. Frey2
1Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences, Kuenzelsau, BW, Germany
2Augsburg Technical University of Applied Sciences, Augsburg, BY, Germany

In this paper, the topic of frequency-controlled manipulation of sinking particles in a stationary liquid column based on AC dielectrophoresis is studied in depth. Particles sink downwards within a liquid column due to the gravitational force. In doing so, they are subjected to Stokes ... Read More

Gas Treatment by Induction Heating: Process Evaluation via Homogenized Modelling Approach

M.Dumont1, A. Essyed2, X.H. Pham2, L. Truong-Phuoc2, J.-M. Nhut2, C. Pham-Huu2
1EMDPI, Jam Consulting, Grenoble, France
2ICPEES, UMR 7515 CNRS-University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

Induction heating (IH) [1] is an electrically driven process useful for decarbonization of the industry. It can be used for electrification of chemical processes to replace traditional heating with gas burner and avoid CO2 emission. This kind of process can be used to heat efficiently ... Read More

High Speed Inductive eRPS Sensor Error Reduction Using COMSOL Multiphysics®

Jean-David Wheeler1, Thierry Chauchard2, Franck Nieceron2, Patrick Namy1, Jean-Marc Dedulle1, Bertrand Varoquie2
1SIMTEC, 5 rue Félix Poulat, 38000 Grenoble, France
2CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE France SAS, Av Paul Ourliac - BP 83649, 31036 Toulouse Cedex 1, France

Modern electrical vehicle motors require a precise current control over the rotation of the rotor. These motors have high performance, but their control requirement impose a precise knowledge of the rotor angular position. Rotor position sensor (RPS) are traditionally designed using ... Read More

Influence of Materials and Packaging Solutions on Thermal Behaviour of Power Modules

Giulio Galfré1, Chiara Spano2, Paolo Aufiero1, Valentina Bertana1
1Politecnico di Torino
2Politecnico di Torino, VISHAY Semiconductor Italiana S.P.A

Nowadays, designing ever more efficient power modules requires complex materials and more innovative methodologies. To significantly reduce the lead time of the devices and decrease the costs, especially during the prototyping and the testing phases, a Finite Element Analysis (FEA) can ... Read More

Introduction of a Magneto‐Elastic Constitutive Law in COMSOL Multiphysics® for the Numerical Simulation of a Magneto‐Mechanical Characterization Setup

L. Santandrea1, E. Wasniewski2, L. Daniel3
1Laboratoire de Génie ́Electrique et ́Electronique de Paris, CNRS, Gif sur Yvette, France
2CETIM, Senlis, FRANCE
3Laboratoire de Génie ́Electrique et ́Electronique de Paris, CentraleSupélec, Gif sur Yvette, France

As part of its research, the Group of Electrical Engineering – Paris (GeePs) uses the COMSOL Multiphysics® software for applications such as material modelling in Electrical Engineering, electromagnetic compatibility and electromagnetic non-destructive testing. Some problems involve ... Read More

Investigation of Electromigration in Fine-Pitch Copper Interconnects through Simulation and Analysis

Adrija Chaudhuri1, Marius van Dijk1, Johannes Jaeschke 1, Hermann Oppermann 1, Martin Schneider-Ramelow 2
1Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration (IZM), Berlin, Germany
2Research Center of Microperipheric Technologies, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany

The scaling down of Copper interconnects is an effective approach to increasing the number of signal I/O lines and performance in advanced fine-pitch packaging. However, as dimensions are reduced, the risk of electromigration-induced failures in the copper interconnects becomes ... Read More

Investigation of the Electric Conductivity of an Electrically Heated Reactor

C. Geitner1
1Fraunhofer-Institut für Umwelt-, Sicherheits- und Energietechnik UMSICHT, Oberhausen, NRW, Germany

An electrically heated fixed bed (19 mm diameter, 200 mm length) is investigated regarding its electrical conductivity. Various electrically conductive activated carbons are used. The fixed bed is constructed from activated carbon pellets and/or activated carbon fabric. Electrical ... Read More

Ionic Neuromodulation and Neurosensing Platform for In Vitro Studies

Jacopo Nicolini1, Federico Leva1, Claudio Verardo2, Pierpaolo Palestri3, Luca Selmi1
1Unimore - Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia
2Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
3Università degli studi di Udine

Overview We successfully simulated a template iontronic system for closed-loop neuromodulation and neurosensing. The model’s goal is to support the careful design of novel platforms for in-vitro micro-electrode-array sensors coupled to conductive polymer-based (CP) ionic actuators used ... Read More

Modeling of Droplet Charge Dynamics During an Ink Jet Breakup Using COMSOL Multiphysics®

M. Sturma1, A. Monlon2, P. Namy2, F. Viry2, B. Barbet1
1MARKEM-IMAJE, Bourg-lès-Valence (France)
2SIMTEC, Grenoble (France)

Continuous Ink Jet (CIJ) printing technologies are widely used in the field of industrial coding and marking. These technologies are based on the emission of a high-speed jet of ink droplets (20 m/s) onto the surface of a moving medium. To maintain sufficient print quality, it is ... Read More

Modeling of the Ladle Furnace Preheating with a Graphite Heating Rod

Sergey Semenov1, Patrick Namy1, Magnus Sievers2, Bernd Friedrich2, Veronika Djupvik3, Kjell Blandhol3
1SIMTEC, Grenoble, France
2IME Process Metallurgy and Metal Recycling, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
3Elkem Technology, Kristiansand, Norway

This work, which is done in the framework of the SisAl Pilot EU project, presents the use of the COMSOL Multiphysics® software for simulating ladle furnace preheating. The SisAl Pilot project aims at optimising the silicon production in Europe by recycling materials and using a carbon ... Read More