• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.10 no.7
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• pp.1484-1488
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• 2009

This thesis is about Heat-sink design which is considered as the biggest problems for commercialization of LED lighting and suggests how to solve the problems though analysis on heat-sink using COMSOL. The temperature difference after simulation value and modelling was $10^{\circ}C$by Transient analysis of Heat Transfer Module which is in the COMSOL Multiphysics. The result approximated the object which is close to actual lighting, when various elements are used according to temperature change of interior and exterior surroundings LED lighting is set up.

• Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT)
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.175-182
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• 2023

APro, a modularized process-based total system performance assessment framework, was developed at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) to simulate radionuclide transport considering coupled thermal-hydraulic-mechanical-chemical processes occurring in a geological disposal system. For reactive transport simulation considering geochemical reactions, COMSOL and PHREEQC are coupled with MATLAB in APro using an operator splitting scheme. Conventionally, coupling is performed within a MATLAB interface so that COMSOL stops the calculation to deliver the solution to PHREEQC and restarts to continue the simulation after receiving the solution from PHREEQC at every time step. This is inefficient when the solution is frequently interchanged because restarting the simulation in COMSOL requires an unnecessary setup process. To overcome this issue, a coupling scheme that calls PHREEQC inside COMSOL was developed. In this technique, PHREEQC is called through the "MATLAB function" feature, and PHREEQC results are updated using the COMSOL "Pointwise Constraint" feature. For the one-dimensional advection-reaction-dispersion problem, the proposed coupling technique was verified by comparison with the conventional coupling technique, and it improved the computation time for all test cases. Specifically, the more frequent the link between COMSOL and PHREEQC, the more pronounced was the performance improvement using the proposed technique.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.643-659
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• 2022

Geologic sequestration technologies such as CCS (carbon capture and storage), EGS (enhanced geothermal systems), and EOR (enhanced oil recovery) have been widely implemented in recent years, prompting evaluation of the mechanical stability of storage sites. As fluid injection can stimulate mechanical instability in storage layers by perturbing the stress state and pore pressure, poroelastic models considering various injection scenarios are required. In this study, we calculate the pore pressure, stress distribution, and vertical displacement along a surface using commercial finite element software (COMSOL); fault slips are subsequently simulated using PyLith, an open-source finite element software. The displacement fields, are obtained from PyLith is transferred back to COMSOL to determine changes in coseismic stresses and surface displacements. Our sequential use of COMSOL-PyLith-COMSOL for poroelastic modeling of fluid-injection and induced-earthquakes reveals large variations of pore pressure, vertical displacement, and Coulomb failure stress change during injection periods. On the other hand, the residual stress diffuses into the remote field after injection stops. This flow pattern suggests the necessity of numerical modeling and long-term monitoring, even after injection has stopped. We found that the time at which the Coulomb failure stress reaches the critical point greatly varies with the hydraulic and poroelastic properties (e.g., permeability and Biot-Willis coefficient) of the fault and injection layer. We suggest that an understanding of the detailed physical properties of the surrounding layer is important in selecting the injection site. Our numerical results showing the surface displacement and deviatoric stress distribution with different amounts of fault slip highlight the need to test more variable fault slip scenarios.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.34 no.6
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• pp.416-425
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• 2021

In the 4^th industrial age, electronic devices are becoming smaller and lighter with a low power consumption to overcome spatial limitation. The piezoelectric energy harvesters can convert mechanical kinetic energy into electric energy; thus, enabling the operation of small electronic devices. Recently, various piezoelectric harvesters have been reported and the electric output from these harvesters could be anticipated by theoretical analysis methods. For example, COMSOL Multiphysics software provides a theoretical simulation of piezoelectric effect with a combination of mechanical and electrical phenomena in the piezoelectric materials. This article introduces a brief modeling of piezoelectric harvester to investigate mechanical stress and electrical output of harvesting devices by the COMSOL Multiphysics software.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2022.05a
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• pp.180-180
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• 2022

최근 하천 횡단구조물로 형성된 호소 및 저수지에는 오랜 시간동안 다양한 유기 퇴적물이 유입되고 오염되어 호소환경 및 호소 생태계에 악영향을 미칠 수 있으며, 환경 여건에 따라 메탄과 온실가스를 유발할 수도 있다. 이러한 온실가스를 검출하고 그 원인을 파악하여 감축하는 일련의 기술이 국가적인 온실가스 감축 정책과 맞물려 새로운 이슈로 등장하였다. 일반적으로 메탄가스를 측정하는 실험은 BMP(Biochemical Methane Potential)-Test이며, 수치모의에 비해 BMP-Test는 수심이 깊은 지역이나 유속이 빠른 구역에는 적용이 어려운 한계가 존재한다. 이러한 BMP-Test의 한계점을 보완하는 차원에서 사전검증된 수치모형 COMSOL Multiphysics 소프트웨어를 이용하여 메탄가스 발생기작을 재현 및 도출하고 실내 실험결과와 비교 분석하였다. 첫째, COMSOL Multiphysics가 호소에서 발생하는 메탄가스 발생기작의 재현 타당성을 입증하기 위해 동일한 조건의 인공합성된 유기물을 이용한 실내 실험에서 수행된 BMP-Test와 비교·분석을 수행하였다. 둘째, COMSOL Multiphysics에 TOC(총유기탄소), TP(총 인)에 따른 유기물 조건과 메탄 발생 화학식을 설정하여 온도에 따른 메탄 생성량과 반응상수를 산출하였고, 이를 BMP-Test 결과와 비교하였다. BMP-Test의 비교·분석 결과를 바탕으로 하천 및 호소에서 발생하는 메탄가스 발생에 대한 COMSOL Multiphysics의 활용가능성을 검증하였다. 향후 하천 및 호소로부터의 발생가능한 온실가스 감축 목표를 달성하기 위한 하천 유기물 환경의 평가 또는 최적화 조성에 유사한 검증과정을 거친 COMSOL Multiphysics를 활용할 수 있을 거라 기대된다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.125-126
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• 2011

본 논문은 방열판 재질에 따른 열 해석에 관한 것으로서 구리와 알루미늄 재질의 방열판에 LED를 배치하여 COMSOL Multi physics를 사용한다. 시뮬레이션 결과 구리 재질의 방열판이 알루미늄 재질의 방열판보다 Min. 온도가 약 $20^{\circ}C$ 높게 측정되었다. 실험결과 실제 제작을 하지 않고 시뮬레이션을 통해 열해석이 가능함을 확인하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2009.07a
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• pp.2243_2244
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 알루미늄 재질로 된 방열판과 PCB에 1[W]급 LED 14개를 모듈 방열 설계 하여 COMSOL Multiphysics로 시뮬레이션을 통한 결과, 경계면 온도는 약 $80^{\circ}C$, Max.온도$141^{\circ}C$, Min.온도$20^{\circ}C$까지 변화로 실 제작에 근접한 온도 확인이 가능함을 확인 할 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2009.07a
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• pp.660_661
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 유한 요소법에 기반을 둔 최적설계 이론과 상용 시뮬레이션 프로그램인 COMSOL의 인터페이스를 활용하여 전기 기기의 최적설계를 수행하였다. 전기기기의 최적설계를 위한 형상 정보는 통상적으로 해석용으로만 사용되는 COMSOL 프로그램의 CAD 기능을 통해 추출하였다. 초기형상에 대해 민감도해석을 적용해 계산된 민감도를 바탕으로 설계변수를 변화시키며 반복적인 계산을 수행하고 최적 형상을 도출하였다. 논문에서 정한 설계목표에 맞추어 모델의 목적함수를 정의하고, 최종 결과를 초기형상과 비교했을 때 설계 목표치에 대한 오차가 감소하고 목적함수가 수렴하는 것을 확인하였다.

• Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.268-274
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• 2023

Finite source inversion is performed with a Green's function matrix and geodetic coseismic displacement. Conventionally, the Green's function matrix is constructed using the Okada model (Okada, 1985). However, for more realistic earthquake simulations, recent research has widely adopted the physics-based model, which can consider various material properties such as elasticity, viscoelasticity, and elastoplasticity. We used the physics-based software PyLith, which is suitable for earthquake modeling. However, the PyLith does not provide a mesh generator, which makes it difficult to perform finite source inversions that require numerous subfaults and observation points within the model. Therefore, in this study, we developed CPInterface (COMSOL-PyLith Interface) to improve the convenience of finite source inversion by combining the processes of creating a numerical model including sub-faults and observation points, simulating earthquake modeling, and constructing a Green's function matrix. CPInterface combines the grid generator of COMSOL with PyLith to generate the Green's function matrix automatically. CPInterface controls model and fault information with simple parameters. In addition, elastic subsurface anomalies and GPS observations can be placed flexibly in the model. CPInterface is expected to enhance the accessibility of physics-based finite source inversions by automatically generating the Green's function matrix.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.501-518
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• 2007

In this work, a new approach is developed for dynamic analysis of a composite beam with an interply crack, based on finite element solution of partial differential equations with the use of the COMSOL Multiphysics package, allowing for fast and simple change of geometric characteristics of the delaminated area. The use of COMSOL Multiphysics package facilitates automatic mesh generation, which is needed if the problem has to be solved many times with different crack lengths. In the model, a physically impossible interpenetration of the crack faces is prevented by imposing a special constraint, leading to taking account of a force of contact interaction of the crack faces and to nonlinearity of the formulated boundary value problem. The model is based on the first order shear deformation theory, i.e., the longitudinal displacement is assumed to vary linearly through the beam's thickness. The shear deformation and rotary inertia terms are included into the formulation, to achieve better accuracy. Nonlinear partial differential equations of motion with boundary conditions are developed and written in the format acceptable by the COMSOL Multiphysics package. An example problem of a clamped-free beam with a piezoelectric actuator is considered, and its finite element solution is obtained. A noticeable difference of forced vibrations of the delaminated and undelaminated beams due to the contact interaction of the crack's faces is predicted by the developed model.