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COMSOL simulation of plane wave

Thu, 17 Jan 2019 07:14:30 +0000

Hello! In the comsol pressure acoustic module, I can simulate the diffusion of sound waves, then I want to simulate the absorption of sound waves in pure media. What module should I use?

Thank you!

How to limit the range of dependent variable？

Thu, 17 Jan 2019 03:13:30 +0000

I want to solve the PDE in comsol in the special range for dependent variable. For example, the dependent variable,i.e., the concentration c is limited to c<=0.2 in the PDE, how to do?

How to change the range of values in the legend bar?

Thu, 17 Jan 2019 01:43:05 +0000

Hello world,

I am looking for a method to change the range of values on the legend bar.

I did simulations of a mebrane deflection under different loads and computed for the von mises stress (also see the attached image). Looking into the results, each of them are reporting different range of stress which is quite natural. However, I want to make a big figure in which I put all of the simulations results with only one legend bar (to compare them together).

I would appreciate any kind of idea/solutions. Thanks!

Kind regards, Amin

Time Dependent Analysis of A Spiral PCB Coil

Wed, 16 Jan 2019 23:35:33 +0000

Hello, I am trying to model the magnetic field around a PCB coil during a tone burst excitation. I have modeled the PCB coil and the model runs correctly with a stationary study including a parametric sweep node which sweeps over time. I have been unable to run the model with a time-dependent study so far. It returns zero for all time steps. I am uploading my model file here.

Since my major is not related to this field, any help would be highly appreciated.

Regards

Tesla coil in comsol

Wed, 16 Jan 2019 13:38:50 +0000

hello, please I'm investigating how to transmit electrical power in the form of radio frequency from one coil to another, something like the tesla coil. radioactive and noninductive coupling. can you help me? (multi-turn coil, Bifilar coils, etc.)

using Prev operator

Wed, 16 Jan 2019 11:47:29 +0000

hello all,

I am trying to create a condition were the solution of a present formula gets automatically added with the solution of the same formula from the previous time step. for this i used Prev(exp,1) operator but i am getting and error "Previous time step not stored". Any idea how to reslve this

Thank you so much..:-)

With regards Hari

Meshing techniques in comsol

Wed, 16 Jan 2019 11:41:48 +0000

I want to know if any there are any meshing techinques that can solve a complex domain consisting of extremely small and sensitive domain elements. (finer than extremely fine). I am using COMSOL Multiphysics with AC/DC module 5.3(a).

Can I use de Pipe Acoustics Module to study a pressure wave that came from explosion in a combustion motor

Wed, 16 Jan 2019 10:49:21 +0000

I want to study how a pressure wave travel a long a pipe. That pressure wave came from explosion in a combustion motor. I'm using the pipe acoustic module, but the results in my simulations were different of the results measured in real motor. So I'm in doubt if this pressure wave is a acoustic wave and if I can use the pipe acoustic module.

Heat source simulation

Wed, 16 Jan 2019 10:37:30 +0000

Hi, I'm a complete comsol newbie. I'm trying to run a simulation that seems to be quite simple yet somehow I keep getting errors upon computing (usually the error is "The Relative Residual (x) Is Greater Than The Relative Tolerance"). Basically I'm trying to get the temp on a simplified transformer model (which I'v imported from an .stp file if it matters), which consists of a ferrite core, copper windings and a surrounding block of air I've added, and calculate it based on known losses. I created a steady-state project with the heat transfer in solids physic. Each relevant component was assigned as a heat source with a total power of the given losses. I left all other settings as default. I also assigned each component with its material and added missing properties as instructed by the software. Your assistance would be highly appreciated as I keep feeling as if I'm missing some basic consepts, given the fact that I'm failing to do some things that seem quite trivial. I'm attaching my model here.

Thank you

modelling of metal hydride reactor

Wed, 16 Jan 2019 09:29:51 +0000

How can i use the heat transfer in porous media interfaces for modelling of metal hydride reactor (MgH2)? i need step wise procedure.

Have problem with Particle Tracing for fluid flow!

Wed, 16 Jan 2019 05:36:17 +0000

Hi everyone! When I simulation with Particle Tracing for fluid flow! I met one warning like this: "Some particles have been removed from the simulation because maximal number of wall interactions within one time step has been reached." We need to use wall condition: bounce. I don't have problem with another wall conditions. However, I need to use bounce condition since I need particle can move on wall Could you help me to solve this problem?

how to use step function?

Wed, 16 Jan 2019 02:11:18 +0000

I want to apply a current in electrochemistry model. However, if I set a step fuction to the current, where do I use the step fuction?

Help For Studying current distribution in a grounding grid

Tue, 15 Jan 2019 15:31:00 +0000

I'm studying current distribution in a grounding grid buried at depth h=100 m below the earth surface . I am using magnetic and electric field interface in AC/DC module.

Normally when current flows in a grounding conductor part of the current leaks into soil.

Could anyone help me??

Kindest Regards Samar

Step function in a time-dependent problem

Tue, 15 Jan 2019 14:55:23 +0000

Hello everyone,

I am trying to implement a step function in my time-dependent problem where I want to lower the temperature of a constant temperature boundary from 40°C to 20°C after 10min (600s) of running the model. However, I always get the error "Failed to find consistent initial values. Last time step is not converged." Running the model without the step function works.

The details of my step function are: Location 600, From 0, To 1. Implemented into the constant temperature boundary like this: T0 = 40 - (20*step1(t)) [degC]

Thanks for your help!

How to apply two or more interpolation schemes when using Topology Optimization node with COMSOL 5.4

Tue, 15 Jan 2019 11:47:45 +0000

Dear Mr./Mrs.,

The latest COMSOL 5.4 version has integrated the Topolgy optimization node in "definition". The filter as well as the projection can be accessed more conveniently compared with previous versions.

My question is: How to apply two or more interpolation schemes when using Topology Optimization node with COMSOL 5.4?

That is because in some fluidic-thermal topology optimization problems, I need to use different interpolation schemes for different physical properties. For example, I want to use Darcy penalization for body force terma, and to use RAMP penalization for thermal conductivity.

On the other hand, is it possible to self-define the interpolation scheme by using the built-in topology optimization node?

Hope to hear from you guys soon.

Kindly regards, Hao LI

A problem about the well boundary condition in the Darcy's law module

Tue, 15 Jan 2019 07:35:31 +0000

There seems to be a problem with well boundary conditions when simulating reservoir production processes by the Darcy’s law module. I assigned Neumanna boundary conditions (constant mass flow) to the injection and production wells, and then the calculation was perfomed smoothly. In post-processing, I used the Darcy’s velocity to solve the mass flux of the production well, but I found that the mass flux calculated by the integral was inconsistent with the pre-prescribed mass flux. So, when I simulate the production process using the well boundary conditions with the specified production pressure, is it suitble to calculate the productivity by the the Darcy's velocity? Can someone give me some advice?

Thanks!

Integration operator on element level?

Tue, 15 Jan 2019 01:22:33 +0000

Dear all,

I want to integrate the independent variable on each element, rather than on the whole geometry. But there is no corresponding operater in COMSOL. Does anyone have experience about that? Would you mind sharing some ideas with me? Thank you so much.

both shells and solids

Mon, 14 Jan 2019 20:14:07 +0000

Hi How i can model the viscoelastic sandwich plate (top and bottom layers are elastic, and core is viscoelastic) using both shells and solids.

Saving file between runs in a parameter sweep?

Mon, 14 Jan 2019 17:21:11 +0000

The IT department where I work is a stone wall that will not budge. I run a simulation over the weekend, come in to find my computer had been restarted by automatic updates and now I have to start over. We're talking fluid dynamics, so these things will run for days on their own.

If there was a way to pause between parameter runs in a sweep and save the file, I could at least pick up where I left off. Is there something like that in COMSOL? If not, is it something I can implement with java? I've used COMSOL with java before, so I know it can be very powerful, but I don't know the details enough...

Thanks!

Equivalent to Conductive Media DC model version 3.4 in Comsol 5.3a

Mon, 14 Jan 2019 17:20:33 +0000

Hi, I have an issue for calculating the current in ground and i want to know the equivalent for the old model Conductive Media DC model version 3.4 in Comsol 5.3a..

Kindest Regards Samar