TY - BOOK AU - Tabatabaian,Mehrzad TI - COMSOL 5 for engineers SN - 9781942270423 AV - TA345.5.C66 T33 2016 PY - 2016///] CY - Dulles, Virginia PB - Mercury Learning and Information KW - COMSOL Multiphysics KW - Engineering KW - Data processing KW - Mathematical models KW - Computer simulation KW - Physics N1 - The accompanying CD-ROM contains models which could be used/uploaded with the new software version of COMSOL 5; Includes bibliographical references (pages [299]-301) and index; Preface; About the Author; Chapter 1 Introduction to Finite Element Method; Overview and Introduction; FEM Background; The Ritz Method; Example 1.1 Ritz method application-displacement of a cantilever beam; FEM Formulation; Matrix Approach; Example 1.2 Analysis of a 2D truss; General Procedure for Global Matrix Assembly; Example 1.3 Global matrix for triangular elements; Weighted Residual Approach; Galerkin Method; Shape Functions; Convergence and Stability; Example 1.4 Heat transfer in a slender steel bar; Exercises; Chapter 2 COMSOL 5 and Application Builder; Overview; COMSOL 5 Desktop Interface; COMSOL 5 Modules; COMSOL 5 Model and Application Libraries and Tutorials; Application Builder and COMSOL Serverâ„¢; Example 2.1 Building an app for Andrew's squeezing mechanism; General Guidelines for Building a Model with COMSOL; Chapter 3 Model; Examples for Flexible Structures, Parts, and Assembly; Example 3.1 Stress analysis for a thin plate under stationary loads; Example 3.2 Dynamic analysis for a thin plate: Eigenvalues and modal shapes; Example 3.3 Parametric study for a bracket assembly: 3D stress analysis; Example 3.4 Buckling of a column with triangular cross section: Linearized buckling analysis; Example 3.5 Static and dynamic analysis for a 2D bridge-support truss; Example 3.6 Static and dynamic analysis for a 3D truss tower; Chapter 4 Model; Examples for Internal Fluid Flows: Steady and Transient; Example 4.1 Axisymmetric flow in a nozzle: Simplified water-jet; Example 4.2 Swirl flow around a rotating disk: Laminar flow; Example 4.3 Swirl flow around a rotating disk: Turbulent flow; Example 4.4 Flow in a U-shape pipe with square cross-sectional area: Laminar flow; Example 4.5 Double-driven cavity flow: Moving boundary conditions; Example 4.6 Water Hammer model: Transient flow analysis; Example 4.7 Static fluid mixer model; Chapter 5 Model; Examples for Heat Transfer in Media: Steady and Transient; Example 5.1 Heat transfer in a multilayer sphere; Example 5.2 Heat transfer in a hexagonal fin; Example 5.3 Transient heat transfer through a nonprismatic fin with convective cooling; Example 5.4 Heat conduction through a multilayer wall with contact resistance; Chapter 6 Model; Examples for Electrical Circuits and Generator; Example 6.1 Modeling an RC electrical circuit; Example 6.2 Modeling an RLC electrical circuit; Example 6.3 Modeling a permanent magnet generator; Chapter 7 Model; Examples for Complex-Multiphysics Systems; Example 7.1 Stress analysis for an orthotropic thin plate; Example 7.2 Thermal stress analysis and transient response of a bracket; Example 7.3 Static fluid mixer with flexible baffles; Example 7.4 Double pendulum motion: Multibody dynamics; Example 7.5 Multiphysics model for thermoelectric modules; Example 7.6 Acoustic pressure wave propagation in an automotive muffler; Example 7.7 Viscous fluid damper with conjugate heat transfer; Exercises; Suggested Further Readings; Trademark References; Bibliography; Index ER -