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HIIPER Space Propulsion Simulation Using AC/DC Module

Z. Chen [1], D. Ahern [1], G. Miley [1],
[1] University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA

The Helicon Injected Inertial Plasma Electrostatic Rocket (HIIPER) is an electric space propulsion concept being studied that utilizes a helicon source to generate a plasma and metal grids from inertial electrostatic confinement (IEC) fusion experiments to accelerate ions, generating a ... Read More

Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization of Piezoelectric Bimorph Transducer for Broadband Vibration Energy Harvesting in Multi-Beam and Trapezoidal Approach

N. Chen [1], V. Bedekar [1],
[1] Department of Engineering Technology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, USA

The objective of the research is to design a broadband energy harvester device through the multi-beam approach and non-linear trapezoidal geometry approach. The performance of two piezoelectric PZT-PZN polycrystalline ceramic composition samples are simulated in COMSOL Multiphysics®, and ... Read More

MHD Electrolyte Flow within an Inter-electrode Gap Driven by a Sinusoidal Electric Field and Constant Magnetic Field

C. Bradley [1], J. Samuel [2],
[1] Benét Laboratories, U.S. Army RDECOM-ARDEC, Watervliet, NY, USA
[2] Department of Mechanical Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA

PECM is a necessary extension to traditional ECM for some high-performance materials. Electrolyte flow in the inter-electrode gap (IEG) can be assisted using a magnetic field to allow higher currents, but this creates a magnetohydrodynamic flow. This paper presents a study of flow ... Read More

A Simple Particle Saltation Model Using Computational Fluid Dynamics

A. Landázuri [1], V. Benavides [1],
[1] Chemical Engineering Department, GICAS Group, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador

A three-dimensional model of particle saltation using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is presented. This model domain reproduces a flat and irregular terrain with uniform roughness. The domain extends 2 m in X, 0.5 m in Y and 0.5 in Z for both cases. The model includes the motion of ... Read More

Numerical Analysis of Conjugate Heat Transfer in a Combustion Chamber and Firetubes

K. R. Anderson [1], C. Collizi [2],
[1] California State Polytechnic University, Ponoma, CA, USA
[2] Cryoquip, Inc., Murrieta, CA, USA

This paper presents the use of COMSOL's Conjugate Heat Transfer capabilities to model the coupled conduction, convection and surface-to-surface radiation heat transfer in a combustion chamber, firetube heat exchanger device. The paper details the geometry, mesh, governing equations and ... Read More

Design and Simulation of a Microelectromechanical Double-Ended Tuning Fork Strain Gauge

H. H. Zhang [1], A. Bardakas [1], W. D. Leon-Salas [1],
[1] School of Engineering Technology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA

Strain gauges have been extensively used for detecting strain in various applications. Double-ended tuning fork (DETF) strain gages present better performance characteristics than standard foil gauges, including higher sensitivity, smaller size and higher resolution. This study focuses ... Read More

Modeling and Simulation of Control Valves via COMSOL Multiphysics®

S. Zhuang [1],
[1] CAEaid, Inc., Austin, TX, USA

Valves are widely used to control fluid flow in various engineering applications. It’s crucial to study the flow characteristics inside the valve and the fluid-structure interaction between the fluid and valve’s sleeve for design, optimization and improvement of valves. However, because ... Read More

A Single Platform Approach for Kinetics Identification, Reaction Engineering, and Model Deployment

X. Zhu [1], A. Munir [1], R. Sangodkar [1], E. Icten [1], S. Huggins [1], P. Rolandi [1],
[1] Amgen Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA

Chemical reaction kinetics identification is an essential and enabling step for reaction engineering designs. This presentation explores the COMSOL platform for performing the kinetics estimation and subsequent reaction engineering of a catalytic reaction with formation of competing ... Read More

Modeling and Simulation of Mechanically Coupled MEMS Resonators Using COMSOL Multiphysics®

J. Wiswell [1], M. Guvench [1],
[1] University of Southern Maine, Gorham, ME, USA

Introduction: In this project, COMSOL Multiphysics® and SolidWorks® are employed to model and simulate a mechanically coupled MEMS resonator with varying masses. These resonators consist of three main components: springs on each end to allow the structure to move, a shuttle mass for ... Read More

Simulating Surface Plasmons at Metal Surfaces and Its Application in Optoelectronic Devices

L. Wang [1],
[1] Konica Minolta Laboratory, San Mateo, CA, USA

Surface plasmon polaritons (SPP) are guided electromagnetic modes of a metal/dielectric interface. These surface electromagnetic waves arise through the coupling of the incident electromagnetic radiation with the collective charge-density oscillations of the free electrons in a metal. ... Read More

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