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COMSOL-3.5
Remote connection Background Basic Steps in COMSOL with Example Exercise problems

COMSOL

Remote Connection
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COMSOL -Remote Connection

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COMSOL-3.5
Remote connection Background Basic Steps in COMSOL with Example

Exercise problems

www.comsol.com

Background and applications of COMSOL Free tutorial CDs Updated information

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COMSOL-3.5
Remote connection

Background
Basic Steps in COMSOL Example and Exercise problems

COMSOL -Basic Steps

Transport Phenomena
Momentum, Heat, Mass

Comsol
Coupled different modules

-Visualize the physics of the problem

-Choose appropriate coordinate system -Setup the Conservation equations -Make some valid assumptions -Simplify the equations -Define the Boundary conditions

-Model Navigator
-Draw the Geometry -Create Subdomain -Define the Boundaries -Meshing -Solver -Post processing

-Solve problem mathematically

-Sketch the profiles -Sensitivity analysis

-Sensitivity analysis

- Not a sequential approach - Not all of these steps are always necessary - Model can be modified at any stage 7

COMSOL -Basic Steps

COMSOL -Basic Steps

Getting Started
Comsol Multiphysics 3.5

Must be known
Properties of the fluid/material Objective of the problem
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Example: Flow Past a Cylinder- Benchmark test for CFD algorithms

Unsteady, incompressible flow
Wake formationUnordered eddies Large drag on body

Cylinder: Off center, otherwise steady state symmetric flow Objective : Frequency and amplitude of vibration (Forces) at various fluid speed Reynolds # based on cylinder diameter 1. Slow flow (below Re # 100) -steady flow (start with this to correct simple errors and
mistakes)

2. Fast flow - (Re # = 100)- developed Von Karman vortex street (not fully
turbulence)

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Diameter = 0.1 Steady state analysis Inlet Velocitym = 0.3m/s = ( Re # 20) Max Density 1kg/m3 Dynamic Viscosity = 10-3 Pa*s

Model Navigator

Space dimension: 2D Model: New> Application mode > COMSOL Multiphysics > Fluid dynamics > incompressible Navier-Stokes > Steady-state analysis
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Model Navigator

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Geometry:

can also be imported from Solid work, Auto cad

Before drawing geometry: you can choose your scale of drawing environment Option> Axes/ grid setting

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Subdomain:

Create Composite Objective

CO1 = R1-C1

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Subdomain settings
Physics > Subdomain Settings

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Boundary settings
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Boundaries
Physics > Boundary Settings

Color changes for that boundary

No Slip Velocity Pressure Concentration etc

Control Key: Common multiple boundaries

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Some useful Options

Constants Expressions

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Meshing
Finite element method (FEM) Choose the element size to be used in the calculations (menu Mesh)

Refine mesh option

Select, Free mesh parameters option to define your meshing choice ,like Maximum element size, Mesh curvature factor etc.

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Solver

Go back to the above steps Mesh parameters

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Solver

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Post processing: Plot parameters

Display the results in the most convenient way (menu Post processing)
Surface plot Contour Plot Arrow

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Post Processing and Visualization

Drag coefficient Lift coefficient 5.579263 [5.57-5.59] 0.010675 [0.0104-0.0110]

Post processing > Boundary integration

Message log
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Time Dependent Simulation

Unsteady State Analysis
Use the same model, Just modified it for the next approach

Diameter = 0.1 m Max Inlet Velocity =1.5 m/s Density = 1kg/m3 Dynamic Viscosity = 10-3 Pa*s

= ( Re # 100)

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Change the inlet velocity to 1.5 m/s so Reynolds # = 100 Option > Constants

Time Dependent Simulation

Change application mode

Physics> Properties> Transient

Change Solver Parameters

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Time Dependent Simulation Change Solver Parameters

Solve > Solver Parameters

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Solver

2D surface plot 3D surface plot Contour plot Arrow plot Streamline plot Boundary plot Animate

Karman path

Fully developed flow

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Post Processing and Visualization

How suspended particle behave in the flow stream (Tracer) ?

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Post Processing and Visualization

5 tracers points

Animate

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COMSOL - Additional features

- Generate report automatically

Extensibility to allow you to implement your own code in COMSOL and to change the built-in code

Platform Independence choose between Windows, Linux, HP-UX, Sun Solari or Mac OSX, and several 64-bit platforms

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COMSOL Another example-cavity flow

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COMSOL -Help

COMSOL Multiphysics documentation Help button in the Graphical User Interface Press F1

TA- Pankaj Tiwari

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COMSOL-3.5
Remote connection

Background
Basic Steps in COMSOL with Example Exercise problems

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COMSOL Exercise -1

Momentum Transfer
Two immiscible and viscous liquid A and B

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COMSOL Exercise -2 Heat Transfer

Conduction and Convection heat transfer from Cylinder

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COMSOL Exercise -3 Mass Transfer

Diffusion process

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COMSOL Tips Do more excises! Solve the problem, before COMSOL ! Do some experiments on Boundary Conditions, solver parameters!
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Remark/Suggestion -Start using Comsol

Thank you ?? please

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