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COMSOL Multiphysics® Software

Geometry and Mesh 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Virtual geometry operations ü ü ü ü üImage import ü ü ü ü üSTL export ü ü ü ü üNASTRAN® program mesh export ü ü ü ü üLoft, fi llet, chamfer, thickening, and midsurfacing with the Design Module ü ü ü üNew tetrahedral mesher ü ü üElement quality optimizer ü ü üPerformance improvements for large models by a factor of 5 or more ü üAutomatic removal of geometric detail for more fl exible meshing ü üAutomatic pyramid transitions from hex to tet elements ü üParametric models with user-defi ned functions ü üExtended mesh adaption and refi nement for all element types and imported meshes üModeling Tools 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Coordinate-based selections ü ü ü ü üAutomatic curvilinear coordinate systems ü ü ü ü üNew COMSOL Desktop® environment ü ü ü ü üMaterial sweeps ü ü ü üOpen and inspect MPH-fi les without add-on licenses ü ü ü üAutocomplete for parameters, variables, and equations ü ü üModel methods for programming Model Builder tasks ü üPDE modeling with the boundary element method (BEM) ü üCopy-paste physics interfaces or model components ü üModel methods in the model tree with input arguments ü üColored selections for geometry and physics üMultiple Parameter nodes and Parameter Cases üNode groups for organizing the model tree üCustom settings windows üStudies and Solvers 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Time-dependent adaptive meshing ü ü ü ü üAutomatic remeshing ü ü ü ü üCluster sweeps and cloud computing ü ü ü ü üMultiparameter sweeps ü ü ü ü üSmoothed AMG solver ü ü ü

COMSOL® Software – Release Highlights History

*4.X includes 4.2, 4.2a, 4.3, 4.3a, 4.3b, and 4.4 versions.*5.0–1 includes 5.0, 5.0.1, and 5.1 versions.*5.2 includes 5.2 and 5.2a versions.*5.3 includes 5.3 and 5.3a versions.

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Optimized domain decomposition solver ü ü üModel reduction based on modal analysis and asymptotic waveform evaluation (AWE) ü üAlgebraic multigrid (AMG) solver for CFD ü üCombine two solutions into one ü üDirect and iterative solver suggestions ü üSeveral times faster solving in the Windows® operating system üParameter sweeps over Parameter Cases üOptimization for parametric sweeps with derivative-free methods üResults and Visualization 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Report Generator ü ü ü ü üInteractive slice and isosurface plots ü ü ü ü üReports on Microsoft® Word® program format ü ü ü ü ü2D and 3D annotations ü ü ü1D annotations ü ü üAnnotations with LaTeX formatting ü ü üVTK format export ü ü ü6 new color tables ü ü üSelections for plotting a subset of the geometry ü ü1D plots with two different quantities on y-axes ü üStep between solutions using toolbar buttons ü ü3Dconnexion® SpaceMouse® device support ü üCividis color table for people with color vision defi ciency ü üSave plots in models for faster rendering ü üExport animations in the WebM video format ü üArrows on streamlines üEvaluation groups üglTF™ fi le export üReport templates üApplication Builder 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Application Builder for converting models to applications ü ü ü üSend email from applications ü ü ü ü60 example applications in the Application Libraries ü ü üInteractive data picking in graphics ü üOS command line arguments üLocal declarations and methods in forms üNEW Product: COMSOL Compiler™ ü

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electromagnetics 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Lumped ports and R,L,C,S parameter matrices ü ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for electrostatic-structural interactions ü ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for piezoresistivity ü ü ü ü üInductively coupled and microwave plasmas ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: Wave Optics Module ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: Semiconductor Module ü ü ü ü üNonlinear magnetic material library with 165 materials ü ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for laser heating ü ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for optoelectronics ü ü ü üNEW Product: Ray Optics Module ü ü ü üCoil analysis tools ü ü ü üOptical materials database with over 1400 materials ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for ray heating ü ü ü üUser-defi ned materials written in C ü ü üSmith plots ü ü üMagnetic vector hysteresis material model ü ü üOptical aberration plots ü ü üElectrostatics based on the boundary element method (BEM) ü üAccelerated computation of capacitance matrix and other lumped matrices ü üPart Library with waveguides, surface-mount footprints, and SMA connectors ü üPhotometric data fi le import for ray optics ü üSchrödinger equation interfaces ü üRevolutionary new method for capacitively coupled plasma (CCP) simulations ü üHybrid boundary-element–fi nite-element method (BEM-FEM) for magnetic fi eld analysis ü üSoft magnet material model of permanent magnets ü üAdaptive frequency sweep for high-frequency electromagnetics ü ü

COMSOL Server™ Product 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

NEW Product: COMSOL Server™ ü ü ü üRun applications with COMSOL Client for Windows® operating system or web browsers ü ü ü üAllow coworkers and customers worldwide to run COMSOL applications ü ü ü üCustom COMSOL Server™ themes for branding ü ü üCentralized cluster settings ü üUsage log text fi le ü üAutomatic login to COMSOL Server™ ü üLive search in the Application Library page üSend notifi cations to users as email ü


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heat transfer 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.2 5.4

Multilayered shells ü ü ü ü üFans and grilles ü ü ü ü üSolar irradiation ü ü ü ü üMoist air and condensation ü ü ü ü üMultiwavelength radiation ü ü ü ü üPhase change ü ü ü ü üThermal contact with surface roughness ü ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for the thermoelectric effect ü ü ü ü üBioheating with damage integral analysis ü ü ü ü üNonisothermal fl ow in porous media ü ü ü üAlgebraic turbulence models ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for the Marangoni effect ü ü ü üMeteorological database for ambient conditions ü ü üMultiphysics interface for heat and moisture transport ü ü üSurface-to-surface radiation symmetry for perpendicular planes ü üIrreversible transformations in solids ü üNew Moisture Flow multiphysics coupling ü üNew infl ow boundary condition based on known upstream conditions ü üBeer-Lambert law for absorption of light in weakly absorbing media ü üMixed diffuse-specular refl ections and semitransparent surfaces üHeat transfer in thin, layered structures üArbitrary number of spectral bands for surface-to-surface radiation üLight-diffusion equation interface üThermal insulation for interior boundaries üAmbient Thermal Properties tool üDedicated plots for temperature discontinuities ü



Library of more than 60 RF and microwave substrate materials from Rogers Corporation ü üElectric currents in layered shells üPart Library for coils and magnetic cores üFar-fi eld analysis for transient models üHigh-defi nition Part Library for ray optics üOptical dispersion models for ray optics üNew algorithm for computing ray intensity and power üWavelength distributions at ray releases for polychromatic light üMultiphysics interface for Schrödinger-Poisson Equation ü


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structural mechanics 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Prestressed analysis ü ü ü ü üThin-fi lm damping for MEMS ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: Geomechanics Module ü ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for MEMS thermoelasticity ü ü ü ü üLoad cases ü ü ü ü üMembranes ü ü ü ü üCyclic and Floquet periodicity ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: Nonlinear Structural Materials Module ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: Fatigue Module ü ü ü ü üBolt pretension ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: Multibody Dynamics Module ü ü ü ü üRotordynamic forces ü ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for hygroscopic swelling ü ü ü üNonlinear elastic materials ü ü ü üOrthotropic, anisotropic, and hyperelastic membranes ü ü ü üMultiphysics interfaces for multibody dynamics with heat transfer and acoustics ü ü ü üNEW Product: Rotordynamics Module ü ü üMultiphysics interface for thermoelastic damping in MEMS ü ü üUser-defi ned materials written in C ü ü üAdhesion and decohesion for mechanical contact ü ü üMultiphysics interface for magnetostriction ü ü üNew plasticity material models ü ü üStress linearization evaluation of membrane, bending, and peak stress ü üAutomatic suppression of rigid body motion ü üComputation of safety factors for 12 safety criteria ü üFrequency response of mechanical contact models ü üMaterial models for porous plasticity ü üVibration fatigue analysis ü üRotor bearing system simulator application ü üShape memory alloy (SMA) material models ü üGeneralized multiphysics interface for fl uid-structure interaction (FSI) ü üBolt thread contact modeling ü üSolid-beam connection in 3D models ü üGeneralized plane strain formulation ü üCam-Follower condition for multibody dynamics ü üLumped Mechanical System interface ü üBall and roller bearings for rotordynamics simulations ü üNEW Product: Composite Materials Module üComposite material analysis based on layerwise and equivalent single layer theory ü

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acoustics 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Multiphysics interface for acoustic-piezo interactions ü ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for acoustic-shell interactions ü ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for poroelastic waves ü ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for thermoviscous acoustic-solid interactions ü ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for pipe acoustics ü ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for membrane-acoustic interactions ü ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for thermoviscous acoustic-shell interactions ü ü ü ü üAeroacoustics with linearized Euler equations ü ü ü ü üRay acoustics ü ü ü üAeroacoustics with linearized Navier-Stokes equations ü ü ü ü üOctave plots ü ü üDiscontinuous Galerkin method for ultrasound with background fl ow ü ü üDirectivity plots ü ü üPerfectly matched layers (PMLs) for pressure acoustics in the time domain ü üBeam width calculations for far-fi eld plots ü üThermoviscous acoustics in the time domain ü üHybrid BEM-FEM for acoustics and acoustic-structure interactions ü üImpulse response analysis for ray acoustics ü ü


Response spectrum analysis üRepresentative volume elements (RVE) for homogenization of periodic materials üShell interface for axisymmetric analysis ü üMultiphysics interface for fl uid-structure interaction with shells , membranes, and composite materials üMultiphysics interface for fl uid-structure interaction with structural assemblies and multibody dynamics üMultiphysics interface for acoustic-structure interaction for composite materials üMultiphysics interface for thermal expansion in composite materials üMultiphysics interface for Joule heating in composite materials üMultiphysics interface for thermoelectric effect in composite materials üActivation of material for additive manufacturing üFlexible formulation for rigid connectors and attachments üMullins effect for hyperelastic materials üContinuum-based damage model for brittle materials üNew modeling options for hyperelastic materials with low compressibility üMean stress correction for fatigue analysis based on the Goodman, Gerber, and Soderberg methods üMultiphysics interface for electromechanics with structural FEM and electrostatics BEM ü


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fluid flow 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

High Mach number fl ow ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: Microfl uidics Module ü ü ü ü ük-omega turbulence model ü ü ü ü üEuler-Euler two-phase fl ow ü ü ü ü üSlip fl ow ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: Pipe Flow Module ü ü ü ü üAutomatic boundary layer meshing ü ü ü ü üTurbulent mixing and reacting fl ow ü ü ü ü üSST turbulence ü ü ü ü üThin screens ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: Molecular Flow Module ü ü ü ü üWall surface roughness for turbulent fl ow ü ü ü ü üAnisotropic porous media fl ow ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: Mixer Module ü ü ü ü üAlgebraic turbulence models ü ü ü üTurbulence with grilles and fans ü ü ü üCavitation for thin fi lm fl ow ü ü ü ü3D laminar fl ow to 1D pipe fl ow connection ü ü ü üCoupled porous media and turbulent fl ow ü ü ü üThree-phase laminar fl ow ü ü üEasy defi nition of gravity and buoyancy effects ü ü üv2-f turbulence model ü üAutomatic wall treatment for turbulent fl ow ü üAlgebraic multigrid (AMG) solver for CFD ü üTransport of diluted species in porous media and fractures ü üGeneralized multiphysics interface for fl uid-structure interaction (FSI) ü üInlet boundary conditions for fully developed turbulent fl ow ü üRealizable k-ε turbulence model ü üBuoyancy-driven turbulence ü ü

acoustics 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Port boundary conditions for pressure acoustics üNonlinear acoustics Westervelt model for high sound pressure levels üAtmosphere and ocean attenuation material models üMultiphysics BEM-FEM coupling to thermoviscous acoustics and poroelastic waves üMultiphysics BEM-FEM coupling to poroelastic waves ü


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chemical 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Surface reactions ü ü ü ü üReacting fl ow ü ü ü ü üAC impedance spectroscopy ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: Electrodeposition Module ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: Corrosion Module ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: Electrochemistry Module ü ü ü ü üMultiscale simulations for packed bed reactors ü ü ü üEquilibrium reactions ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for hygroscopic swelling with species transport ü ü ü üNonspherical catalytic pellet shapes ü ü üThin insulating sheets for corrosion simulations ü ü üNernst-Planck-Poisson equations interface ü üElectrophoretic transport interface ü üPrimary and secondary current distribution based on the boundary element method (BEM) ü üA built-in thermodynamic properties library ü üLink between Reaction Engineering interface and thermodynamic property packages ü üElectrode reactions on thin electrode surfaces fully immersed in electrolyte ü üNew Lithium-Ion Battery Designer application for optimizing batteries for specifi c use cases ü üUpdated Thermodynamics interface üPartition condition for prescribing the ratio between concentrations in two adjacent phases üLumped battery interface üStress and strain in electrode particles due to lithium intercalation üEquivalent circuit modeling of batteries üLevel set interface for corrosion modeling ü


fluid flow 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

All turbulence models made available for multiphase fl ow ü üRotating machinery interfaces made available for all fl ow interfaces ü üLarge eddy simulation (LES) for single-phase fl ow üPhase transport in free and porous media üFully developed fl ow at inlets and outlets for turbulent fl ow üNon-Newtonian yield-stress fl uids: Bingham-Papanastasiou, Casson-Papanastasiou models, amd Herschel-Bulkley-Papanastasiou ü


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interfacing 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

NEW Product: LiveLink™ for AutoCAD® ü ü ü ü üLiveLink™ for SOLIDWORKS®: one-window interface ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: LiveLink™ for PTC® Creo® Parametric™ ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: LiveLink™ for Excel® ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: ECAD Import Module ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: LiveLink™ for Solid Edge® ü ü ü ü üLiveLink™ for Inventor®: one-window interface ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: LiveLink™ for Revit® ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: Design Module ü ü ü ü ü


particle tracing 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

NEW Product: Particle Tracing Module ü ü ü ü üSecondary emission ü ü ü ü üParticle-particle interactions ü ü ü ü üParticle-fi eld and fl uid-particle interactions ü ü ü ü üSpace-charge limited emission ü ü ü üParticle-matter interactions ü ü üPeriodic boundary condition for particle tracing ü üRotating frames for particle tracing ü üSymmetry boundary condition for particle tracing ü üAccumulators for velocity reinitialization to compute, for example, spatial density of collisions ü


optimization 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Parameter optimization ü ü ü ü üDesign optimization ü ü ü ü üGradient-based and derivative-free optimization study ü ü ü ü üMultianalysis optimization ü ü ü üNew least square fi tting method ü ü üDensity model feature for topology optimization üCombined parametric sweeps with derivative-free optimization ü


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comsol multiphysics® platform and hardware support 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

General Windows® and Linux® operating systems and macOS support ü ü ü ü üRun applications on all major web browsers ü ü ü ümacOS 10.10–10.14 Sierra operating system support ü ü ü üWindows® 10 operating system support ü ü ü ü3Dconnexion® SpaceMouse® device support ü üNEW Product: COMSOL Compiler™ ü

comsol multiphysics® mesh and geometry 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Virtual geometry operations ü ü ü ü üParametric surfaces ü ü ü ü üDigital elevation model (DEM) import ü ü ü ü üImage import ü ü ü ü üInterpolation curves ü ü ü ü üSTL export ü ü ü ü ü3D cross-section work planes ü ü ü ü üAutomatic curvilinear coordinate systems ü ü ü ü üBoolean operations on surfaces ü ü ü ü üNASTRAN® program import ü ü ü ü ü üNASTRAN® program mesh export ü ü ü ü üSolid operations on imported meshes ü ü ü üLoft, fillet, chamfer, thickening, and midsurfacing with the new Design Module ü ü ü üGeometry parts ü ü ü üNew tetrahedral mesher ü ü üMesh parts ü ü üElement quality optimizer ü ü üSTL import with multiple solids ü ü üPerformance improvements for large models by a factor of 5 or more ü üCoordinate systems defined by work planes and geometry orientations ü üCombined coordinate systems in physics ü üAutomatic removal of geometric detail for more flexible meshing ü üExtrude in two directions ü üLine segment tool ü ü2D selections from 3D selections using cross sections ü üGeometry part variants ü üAutomatic pyramid transitions from hex to tet elements ü üMesh size expressions ü üMesh adaptation integrated with mesh sequence ü ü

COMSOL® Software – Release Details History

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comsol multiphysics® modeling tools 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Coordinate-based selections ü ü ü ü üBoundary PDEs and distributed ODEs ü ü ü ü üNew COMSOL Desktop® ü ü ü ü üMultiphysics node in the Model Builder ü ü ü ü üHover-and-click selections ü ü ü ü üGlobal materials ü ü ü üMaterial sweeps ü ü ü üOpen and inspect MPH-files without add-on licenses ü ü ü üSearch tool for models and applications ü ü ü üTable sort ü ü ü üSave MPH-file if license server connection is lost ü ü üRelease licenses dynamically ü ü üAutocomplete for parameters, variables, and equations ü ü üAutomatic reconnect for client-server ü ü üOptimized save for MPH-files ü ü üMultiphysics window for manually combining physics interfaces ü ü üGeneralized 3D interpolation functions ü ü üCylindrical sector selections ü üModel methods for programming Model Builder tasks ü ü

comsol multiphysics® mesh and geometry 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Five new mesh quality measures ü üAutomatic detection of straight and planar edges of imported meshes ü üOption for switching off mesh rendering ü üProjection coupling operators for all element types ü üParametric models with user-defined functions ü üAutomatic removal of thin domains for more flexible meshing ü üElement size expressions based on physics and materials ü üSelections stored in the COMSOL mesh file format (.mphbin and .mphtxt) ü üIsolated vertices and edges for mapped meshes ü üMesh refinement for all element types üCollapse narrow face regions for easier meshing üSelection-based automatic removal of geometric detail üExtended mesh adaption with element coarsening and mesh modifications üPhysics-controlled meshing controlled per physics interface üSwept meshing of domains with isolated vertices and edges üConvert, Refine, and Adapt operations for imported meshes üFaster boundary-layer meshing ü

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comsol multiphysics® modeling tools 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Faster save and load of MPH-files ü üPDE modeling with the boundary element method (BEM) ü üCopy-paste physics interfaces or model components ü üModel methods in the model tree with input arguments ü üGeneralized moving mesh functionality ü üVariables for matrix operations ü üApplication for cluster setup validation ü üCounter for the number of selections ü üColored selections for geometry and physics üMultiple Parameter nodes üParameter Cases üNode groups for organizing the model tree üModel and application comparison üImport and export of preferences ü üMultiselection in Parameters and Variables tables üCustom Settings windows ü

comsol multiphysics® studies and solvers 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Time-dependent adaptive meshing ü ü ü ü üAutomatic remeshing ü ü ü ü üDouble dogleg nonlinear solver ü ü ü ü üCluster Sweep and Batch Sweep ü ü ü ü üMultiparameter sweeps ü ü ü ü üCloud computing with Amazon EC2™ ü ü ü ü üSensitivity study ü ü ü ü üCAD assembly multiphysics simulations ü ü ü üEigenfrequency interval search ü ü ü üSelections for solution data ü ü üSmoothed AMG solver ü ü üOptimized domain decomposition solver ü ü üNonreflecting absorbing layers for time-dependent wave simulations ü ü üSpecify the number of sockets used on a multisocket computer ü ü üAlgebraic multigrid (AMG) solver for CFD ü üAdaptation integrated with meshing sequences and error estimation ü üFast solver for the boundary element method (BEM) ü üHybrid solver for finite element and boundary element methods ü üCombine two solutions into one ü üDirect and iterative solver suggestions ü ü

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comsol multiphysics® results and visualization 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Report Generator ü ü ü ü üInteractive slice and isosurface plots ü ü ü ü üJoin data sets ü ü ü ü üReports on Microsoft® Word® program format ü ü ü ü üComet tail plots ü ü ü ü üSTL export of isosurfaces ü ü ü ü üText-based search for variables in results ü ü ü ü üSpectrum color table ü ü ü üContour tube plot ü ü ü üVisualize on grid outside computational mesh ü ü ü üPoint trajectories plot ü ü ü üArray visualization for periodic solutions ü ü ü ü2D and 3D annotations ü ü ü1D annotations ü ü üAnnotations with LaTeX formatting ü ü üVTK format export ü ü ü6 new color tables ü ü üMultiple expressions in Derived Values ü ü üResults parameters ü ü üGlobal expressions for Slice, Arrow, and Cut Plane positions ü ü üSelections for plotting a subset of the geometry ü ü1D plots with two different quantities on y-axes ü üStep between solutions using toolbar buttons ü ü

comsol multiphysics® studies and solvers 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Model reduction based on modal analysis and asymptotic waveform evaluation (AWE) ü üParallelized smoothed aggregation algebraic multigrid (SA-AMG) solver ü üRemove selections when combining solutions ü üCompute weighted sums of solutions ü üAuxiliary parameter sweeps for eigenfrequency and eigenvalue studies ü üStarting UI-defined Batch Sweep or Cluster Sweep from a batch command ü üBuilt-in support for PBS-based schedulers in cluster computing ü üSeveral times faster solving in the Windows® operating system üParameter sweeps over Parameter Cases üOptimization for parametric sweeps with derivative-free methods üMesh refinement level parameter for adaptive meshing üNew TFQMR iterative linear solver ü

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comsol multiphysics® application builder 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Application Builder ü ü ü üConvert model to application ü ü ü ü20 example applications in Application Libraries ü ü ü üSend email from applications ü ü ü üSupport for applications using LiveLink™ for Excel® ü ü ü üEnabling disabling of form objects from methods ü ü ü ü60 example applications in Application Libraries ü ü üEditor tools ü ü üDynamic graphics updates ü ü üModifying the user interface at runtime ü ü üAutocompletion for application objects ü ü üVideo and hyperlink form objects ü ü üUnit sets for centralized unit control ü ü üInteractive data picking in graphics ü ü

comsol multiphysics® results and visualization 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Streamline surface plot ü üUnits shown in geometry plots and color legends ü üOption for switching off mesh rendering ü üPreview evaluation plane for far-field and directivity plots ü üCividis color table for people with color vision deficiency ü üSave plots in models for faster rendering ü üExport animations in the WebM video format ü üInteractive control of center of rotation ü üRotating the camera about the x-, y-, and z-axes ü üFilters on 1D plots ü üPlot First and Plot Last buttons ü üHardware-accelerated image generation for image export ü üArrows on streamlines üEvaluation groups üReport templates üExtrusion data sets üSurface slit plots for visualizing discontinuous fields üglTF™ file export üAPI functionality for custom plots üNew Graphics toolbar buttons üFaster rendering for large plots üNew lighting model with improved quality of 3D plots with Scene Light ü

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comsol server™ 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

NEW Product: COMSOL Server™ ü ü ü üRun applications with COMSOL Client for Windows® ü ü ü üRun applications with any major web browser ü ü ü üAllow coworkers and customers to run COMSOL applications ü ü ü üFast launch of applications, application prelaunching ü ü ü üConfigure for one application ü ü üReconnect to application for lost connections ü ü üCustom COMSOL Server™ themes for branding ü ü üPower user role for user accounts ü ü üCentralized cluster settings ü üServers and Sessions view in the Monitor page ü üAutomatic migration of preferences from previous installations ü üUsage log text file ü üReverse proxy support ü üCOMSOL Client login with Windows® Authentication, Active Directory®, or LDAP ü üCurrent license and product usage display ü üUpload multiple applications at the same time ü üAutomatic login to COMSOL Server™ ü üEdit description and thumbnail image in the COMSOL Server™ web interface ü üModify and test login configuration in the COMSOL Server™ web interface ü üAnonymous user login ü üImport and export preferences ü üSend notifications to users ü üCustom license error messages ü üRun in COMSOL Client for automatically logged-in users üLive search in the Application Library page üSend notifications to users as email ü

comsol multiphysics® application builder 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Data access in the Application Builder settings ü üImproved toolbar for applications in a web browser ü üData access for physics interfaces ü üHorizontal radio buttons ü üOS command line arguments üFlat-style buttons üLocal declarations and methods in forms üUnified model methods and application methods ü

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Lumped ports and matrices for AC/DC ü ü ü ü üFar fields in dielectric media ü ü ü ü üS-parameter matrices for high-frequency electromagnetics ü ü ü ü üDifferential inductance ü ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface electrostatic-structural interactions ü ü ü ü üCoil excitation tools ü ü ü ü üPorous media material models ü ü ü ü üElectrical motors and generator tools ü ü ü ü üDispersive media ü ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for piezoresistivity ü ü ü ü üS-parameter matrices for low-frequency electromagnetics ü ü ü ü üInductively coupled plasmas ü ü ü ü üPeriodic ports with Floquet periodicity ü ü ü ü üLumped RLC elements ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: Wave Optics Module ü ü ü ü üNew E-J formulation for superconductive materials ü ü ü ü üVectorized floating potentials ü ü ü ü üElectrical contact with surface roughness ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: Semiconductor Module ü ü ü ü ü üNonlinear magnetic material library with 165 materials ü ü ü ü üImproved multiphysics interface for induction heating ü ü ü ü üInterior ports ü ü ü ü üTransition boundary condition for thin conductive films ü ü ü ü üDeposited microwave power boundary condition ü ü ü ü üGaussian background field ü ü ü ü üImproved multiphysics interface for microwave heating ü ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for laser heating ü ü ü ü üImproved multiphysics interface for Joule heating ü ü ü ü üThermal diffusion of electrons in plasmas ü ü ü ü üHeterojunctions, impact ionization, and field-dependent mobility ü ü ü ü üSmall-signal analysis and incomplete ionization for semiconductors ü ü ü ü üAutomated meshing for infinite elements and perfectly matched layers ü ü ü üAutomatic mesh adaption based on material properties ü ü ü üNumeric TEM ports for transmission lines ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for optoelectronics ü ü ü üLinearly polarized wave as background field ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: Ray Optics Module ü ü ü üEquilibrium discharges for plasmas ü ü ü ü

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Doping models for semiconductors ü ü ü üAutomatic meshing for dopant concentration gradients ü ü ü üSpontaneous emission ü ü ü üLight absorption and stimulated emission ü ü ü üTunnel currents ü ü ü üModeling of traps ü ü ü üBand gap narrowing models ü ü ü üTransmission line calculator application ü ü ü üCoil geometry analysis tool ü ü ü üSPICE export ü ü ü üSPICE components: PNP BJT, p-channel MOSFET, Mutual inductance, Transformer ü ü ü üLoss tangent, loss angle, and dissipation factor ü ü ü üSurface roughness on lossy conductive surfaces ü ü ü üTime-domain modeling of dispersive Drude-Lorentz media ü ü ü üWavelength-domain study ü ü ü üHexagonal periodic structures ü ü ü üBeam envelope method for ring resonators ü ü ü üOptical materials database with over 1400 materials ü ü ü üOptical components Part Library ü ü ü üPolarization ellipses plot ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for ray heating ü ü ü üRay release based on text file ü ü ü üRay intensity computation in graded media ü ü üMaterial models from externally programmed libraries written in C ü ü üEffective nonlinear magnetic curves calculator ü ü üSmith plots ü ü üOptical fiber simulation application ü ü üMultiphysics interface for thermoelastic damping in MEMS ü ü üVector hysteresis with the Jiles-Atherton material model ü ü üMagnetic shielding with saturation effects ü ü üBoundary surface current coils ü ü üDomain terminal boundary condition for electrostatics and electric currents ü ü üMutual capacitance matrix export ü ü üImproved asymptotic waveform evaluation and frequency-domain modal methods ü ü üTwo-port networks ü ü üPolarization domain for nonlinear frequency mixing ü ü üOptical ray propagation outside CAD geometry ü ü ü

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Optical aberration plots ü ü üElectrostatics based on the boundary element method (BEM) ü üHybrid boundary-element--finite-element method (BEM-FEM) for electrostatics ü üAccelerated computation of capacitance matrix and other lumped matrices ü üPart library with waveguides, surface-mount footprints, and SMA connectors ü üComposite lumped LC and RLC elements ü üTouchstone file import for two-port network boundary condition ü üSurface magnetic current density boundary condition ü üTransient S-parameters for time-domain analysis ü üNew postprocessing variables for effective isotropic radiated power and gains ü üRay termination based on bounding box, intensity, or power ü üPhotometric data file import for ray optics ü üPart variants for optical components ü üEmission according to Lambert’s cosine law ü üRay detector feature for selecting a subset of rays ü üGlobal modeling for initial analyses of plasma processes ü üLocal field approximation for mean electron energy in plasmas ü üAutomatic calculation of electron mobility for plasma simulations ü üSchrödinger equation interfaces ü üCurrent-driven metal contacts for semiconductor device simulations ü üRevolutionary new method for capacitively coupled plasma (CCP) simulations ü üComputation of ion energy distribution function (IEDF) and ion angular energy distribution function (IAEDF) ü üHybrid boundary-element–finite-element method (BEM-FEM) for magnetostatics ü üSoft magnet material model for permanent magnets ü üAdaptive frequency sweep for high-frequency electromagnetics ü üUpdated Electromagnetic Heating multiphysics coupling ü üLibrary of more than 60 RF and microwave substrate materials from Rogers Corporation ü üGeneralized rotating machinery interface for magnetics ü üEdge launch connectors added to the RF Part Library ü üDeembedded ports ü üPhysics-controlled mesh for frequency-dependent materials ü üGaussian beam background field based on plane-wave expansion ü üGrid-based release of optical rays with cylindrical and hexapolar coordinates ü üSuppression of reflected rays during refraction ü üTermination based on the number of reflections ü üNew parts for ray optics: Spherical General Lens, Circular Planar Annulus, On Axis Conic Mirror, Off Axis Conic Mirror ü üSemiconductor equilibrium study ü üQuasi-fermi-level formulation for semiconductor device simulations ü ü

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heat transfer 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Multilayered shells ü ü ü ü üFans and grilles ü ü ü ü üExternal radiation sources ü ü ü ü üSolar irradiation ü ü ü ü üTotal power heat sources ü ü ü ü üMoist air and condensation ü ü ü ü üLoad cases ü ü ü ü ü


Power-driven terminal condition for semiconductor device simulations ü üPerfectly matched layers for Schrödinger equation analysis ü üElectric currents in layered shells üPart Library for coils and magnetic cores üForce computations for nonlinear materials using virtual work üUniform antenna array factor function üLibrary of more than 100 RF and microwave substrate materials ü3D RCS calculations from 2D axisymmetric models üElectrically thick layer boundary condition for interior boundaries üTime-domain bandpass impulse response via FFT üFar-field analysis for transient models üCircularly polarized background field for 2D axisymmetry üIn- and outport direction arrows üNumeric TEM ports with voltage drop direction üOne-way coupled multiphysics options in the Model Wizard üTransition and impedance boundary condition for the beam envelope method interfaces üPorts on interior boundaries for the beam envelope method interfaces üFully anisotropic refractive index tensor üHigh-definition Part Library for ray optics üOptical dispersion models for ray optics üNew algorithm for computing ray intensity and power üWavelength distributions at ray releases for polychromatic light üGlobal modeling of non-Maxwellian discharges üNew Boltzmann Equation, Two-Term Approximation interface üPulsed electrical excitation for capacitively coupled plasmas üSpecies Group feature for the Plasma, Time Periodic interface üMultiphysics interface for the Schrödinger-Poisson Equation üTrap-assisted surface recombination boundary condition üWKB tunneling model ü

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heat transfer 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Multiwavelength radiation ü ü ü ü üPhase change with apparent heat capacity method ü ü ü ü üThermal contact with surface roughness ü ü ü ü üFast methods for radiation in participating media ü ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for thermoelectric effect ü ü ü ü üBioheating damage integral analysis ü ü ü ü üEasy verification of global heat and energy balances ü ü ü ü üMixed low- and high-conductive multilayered shells ü ü ü üHeat transfer in fractures ü ü ü üHeat transfer in highly conductive rods ü ü ü üCryogenic damage integral analysis ü ü ü üFans and grilles for turbulent flow ü ü ü üViscous dissipation ü ü ü üIsothermal domains ü ü ü üList of solar positions for cities ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for nonisothermal flow ü ü ü üAlgebraic turbulence models ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for local thermal nonequilibrium ü ü ü üCoupled porous media and turbulent flow ü ü ü üNonisothermal flow in porous media ü ü ü üDeposited beam power tool ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for the Marangoni effect ü ü ü üBlackbody intensity and emissive power functions ü ü ü ü5 times faster bioheating ü ü ü üSymmetry plane for surface-to-surface radiation ü ü üMeteorological database for ambient conditions ü ü üMultiphysics interface for heat and moisture transport ü ü üBuoyancy effects in conjugate heat transfer ü ü üHeat transfer in building materials ü ü üSector symmetry for heat radiation ü ü üUpdated bioheat material database ü ü üHeat transfer in the frequency domain ü üGeometry parts for heat sinks ü üLibrary of building and refrigerant materials ü üIrreversible transformations in solids ü üSerendipity elements for heat transfer ü üSurface-to-surface radiation symmetry for perpendicular planes ü üMixed diffuse and direct solar radiation ü ü

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heat transfer 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

New Moisture Flow multiphysics coupling interface ü üMoisture transfer coefficients ü üNew inflow boundary condition based on known upstream conditions ü üBeer-Lambert law for absorption of light in weakly absorbing media ü üThermally induced irreversible transformations in solids ü üThermal contact by an equivalent thin resistive layer ü üHeat transfer coefficients library for arbitrary fluids ü üMeteorological database expanded to 8000 weather stations ü üHeat transfer in shape memory alloys (SMA) ü üUpdated Electromagnetic Heating multiphysics coupling ü üUpdated Thermoelectric Effect multiphysics coupling ü üMixed diffuse-specular reflections and semitransparent surfaces üHeat transfer in thin, layered structures üScattering control for radiation in participating media üArbitrary number of spectral bands for surface-to-surface radiation üLight-diffusion equation interface üMultiphysics couplings for heat transfer with radiation üMultiphysics interfaces for heat and moisture flow üNew Heat Transfer in Solids and Fluids interface üThermal insulation for interior boundaries üAmbient Thermal Properties tool üDedicated plots for temperature discontinuities üMultiphysics interface for thermoelectric effects in composite materials ü


PMLs for piezoelectric materials ü ü ü ü üInfinite elements for solid mechanics ü ü ü ü üPrestressed analysis ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: Geomechanics Module ü ü ü ü üVoigt notation for anisotropic materials ü ü ü ü üSpecify elastic materials using 9 different property combinations ü ü ü ü üThin-film damping for MEMS ü ü ü ü üNew contact solver based on double dogleg method ü ü ü ü üLoad cases ü ü ü ü üMembranes ü ü ü ü üCyclic and Floquet periodicity ü ü ü ü üRigid connectors ü ü ü ü üLow-reflecting boundary conditions for transient elastic waves ü ü ü ü ü

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Buckling for trusses ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: Nonlinear Structural Materials Module ü ü ü ü üYeoh, Varga, and Blatz-Ko hyperelasticity ü ü ü ü üDilation angle for soil ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: Fatigue Module ü ü ü ü üBolt pretension ü ü ü ü üBeam cross-section user interface ü ü ü ü üGent, Gao, and Storakers hyperelasticity ü ü ü ü üRainflow fatigue analysis ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: Multibody Dynamics Module ü ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for MEMS thermoelasticity ü ü ü ü üThermal expansion for piezomaterials ü ü ü ü üRotordynamic forces ü ü ü ü üContact penalty method ü ü ü ü üSolid-shell and shell-beam connections ü ü ü ü üRigid domains ü ü ü ü üTimoshenko beams ü ü ü ü üNew thermal stress multiphysics interface ü ü ü ü üFatigue in nonlinear materials and thermal fatigue ü ü ü ü üFixed joint, distance joint, universal joint, and friction in joints ü ü ü ü üImproved multiphysics interface for thermal stress ü ü ü ü üGeometrically nonlinear beams ü ü ü üImproved fluid-structure interaction for fixed and flexible geometry ü ü ü üSpring and damper matrices ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for hygroscopic swelling ü ü ü üEasy couplings between shells and beams ü ü ü üNonlinear elastic materials ü ü ü üOrthotropic, anisotropic, and hyperelastic membranes ü ü ü üNonlinear elastic materials ü ü ü üStress-life and strain-life fatigue models ü ü ü üElastic joints and base motion for multibody dynamics ü ü ü üMultiphysics interfaces for multibody dynamics with heat transfer ü ü ü üMultiphysics interfaces for multibody dynamics with pressure acoustics ü ü ü üNew multiphysics interface for the piezoelectric effect ü ü ü üImproved multiphysics interface for piezoelectric effect ü ü ü üDielectric loss in piezoelectric materials ü ü ü üBuilt-in quartz material properties ü ü ü üPart Library for mechanical components ü ü ü ü

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External stress interface ü ü ü üViscous damping ü ü ü üNonlinear elasticity, viscoelasticity, creep, and viscoplasticity for membranes ü ü ü üPlasticity in trusses ü ü ü üPoint trajectory plots for multibody dynamics ü ü ü üPerforations in thin-film flow for MEMS ü ü ü üMaterial models from externally programmed libraries written in C ü ü üOptimized contact for small displacements ü ü üAdhesion and decohesion for mechanical contact ü ü üMultiphysics interface for magnetostriction ü ü üNew plasticity material models ü ü üMultiphysics interface for piezoresistivity ü ü üSerendipity elements ü ü üTangent coefficient of thermal expansion ü ü üThermal expansion of constraints ü ü üMultiphysics interface for poroelasticity ü ü üPeriodic conditions for shells ü ü üNEW Product: Rotordynamics Module ü ü üSolid and beam rotor interfaces for rotordynamic applications ü ü üHydrodynamic bearings for rotordynamic applications ü ü üWhirl, Waterfall, and Orbit plots for rotordynamics applications ü ü üLarge-strain viscoelasticity ü ü üMixed isotropic and kinematic hardening ü ü üNew isotropic and kinematic hardening material models for plasticity ü ü üSubsurface fatigue with the Dang-Van material model ü ü üGear modeling for multibody dynamics ü ü üPart Library with parameterized gears ü ü üStress linearization evaluation of membrane, bending, and peak stress ü üStudy step and automatic symmetry detection for prestressed bolts ü üAutomatic suppression of rigid body motion ü üComputation of safety factors for 12 safety criteria ü üLinear buckling analysis for beams ü üDedicated data set for shell analysis ü üMaterial data for thin elastic layers and spring foundation ü ü2D cross-sectional mode analysis for out-of-plane elastic waves ü üMultiplicative decomposition of inelastic strains ü üRigid domain for shells and beams ü üRigid connector for beams ü ü

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Spring boundary conditions for rigid domains and connectors ü üComplete set of energy variables for mechanical contact ü üFrequency-response of mechanical contact models ü üExtended functionality for external material models written in C ü üPerzyna and Chaboche viscoplastic material models ü üMaterial models for porous plasticity ü üAnisotropic thermal expansion and hygroscopic swelling for hyperelastic materials ü üHardening of elliptic caps in soil plasticity analyses ü üVibration fatigue analysis ü üHighlighting of joints for multibody dynamics analyses ü üPenalty method for computing joint forces ü üAttachments on rigid bodies ü üInlets and outlets for hydrodynamic bearings ü üRotor bearing system simulator application ü üShape memory alloy (SMA) material models ü üGeneralized multiphysics interface for fluid-structure interaction (FSI) ü üBolt thread contact modeling ü üSolid-beam coupling in 3D models ü üGeneralized plane strain formulation ü üCam-follower joint condition for multibody dynamics ü üLumped mechanical system interface ü üBall and roller bearings for rotordynamics simulations ü üImproved default plots for several structural mechanics interfaces ü üC-profile and hat beam cross sections ü üOption to exclude the constraints on lower geometric entity levels ü üEigenfrequency analysis following a mechanical contact analysis ü üMechanical losses associated to thermal stress ü üFailure criteria for membranes and concrete ü üPlastic hardening and void nucleation in porous plasticity ü üNew soil material models: Modified Cam-Clay, Hardening Soil, Extended Barcelona Basic, and Modified Structured Cam-Clay ü üSolid-bearing multiphysics coupling for hydrodynamic bearings ü üHydrodynamic thrust bearings ü üNEW Product: Composite Materials Module üNew user interfaces for defining layered stacks and orientation for composite materials üLayered material data sets and plots üComposite material analysis based on layerwise and equivalent single layer theory üResponse spectrum analysis üRepresentative volume elements (RVE) for homogenization of periodic materials ü

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Shell interface for axisymmetric analysis üMultiphysics interface for fluid-structure interaction with shells and membranes üMultiphysics interface for fluid-structure interaction with composite materials üMultiphysics interface for fluid-structure interaction with structural assemblies üMultiphysics interface for fluid-structure interaction with multibody dynamics of rigid and flexible bodies üMultiphysics interface for acoustic-structure interaction with composite materials üMultiphysics interface for thermal expansion in composite materials üMultiphysics interface for Joule heating in composite materials üMultiphysics interface for thermoelectric effect in composite materials üActivation of material for additive manufacturing üRoller condition with analytical normal orientation üReaction-free symmetry boundary conditions üNew studies for modal superposition in the time and frequency domain üBurgers viscoelastic model üRigid connectors for edges and points üFlexible formulation for rigid connectors and attachments üUtility function library for external materials üMullins effect for hyperelastic materials üContinuum-based damage model for brittle materials üNew modeling options for hyperelastic materials with low compressibility üFatigue evaluation for membranes üMean stress correction for fatigue analysis based on the Goodman, Gerber, and Soderberg methods üRolling element bearings for multibody dynamics üBody defining reference frame for results and visualizations üFloating ring bearings üMisalignment in bearings üRotor coupling üFoundations for roller bearings üRoller force distribution üMultiphysics interface for electromechanics with structural FEM and electrostatics BEM ü

acoustics 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Multiphysics interface for acoustic-piezo interactions ü ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for acoustic-shell interactions ü ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for poroelastic waves ü ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for thermoviscous acoustics ü ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for thermoviscous acoustic-solid interactions ü ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for time-domain pipe acoustics ü ü ü ü ü

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acoustics 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Multiphysics interface for membrane-acoustic interactions ü ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for thermoviscous acoustic-shell interactions ü ü ü ü üThermoviscous acoustic boundary condition approximation ü ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for frequency-domain pipe acoustics ü ü ü ü üAeroacoustics with linearized Euler equations ü ü ü ü üRay acoustics ü ü ü üAcoustic diffusion ü ü ü üNew multiphysics interface for the piezoelectric effect ü ü ü üAeroacoustics with linearized Navier-Stokes equations ü ü ü üPredefined impedance boundary conditions ü ü ü üExpanded poroacoustic fluid models ü ü ü üDipole and quadrupole sources ü ü ü üVisualize far fields on grid outside computational mesh ü ü ü üOctave plots ü ü üNew multiphysics interface for poroelastic waves ü ü üDiscontinuous Galerkin method for ultrasound with background flow ü ü üDirectivity plot ü ü üBackground acoustic fields for thermoviscous acoustics ü ü üBackground acoustic fields for linearized Navier-Stokes and Euler aeroacoustics ü ü üRay power and sound pressure level for ray acoustics ü ü üAcoustic ray propagation outside CAD geometry ü ü üCylindrical and spherical waves for background fields in pressure acoustics ü ü üElectroacoustic couplings for loudspeakers ü ü üLogarithmic and ISO preferred frequency sweeps ü ü üPerfectly matched layers (PMLs) for pressure acoustics in the time domain ü üThermoviscous acoustics in the time domain ü üSerendipity elements for acoustics ü üNew numerical stabilization for linearized Navier-Stokes analyses ü ü2D axisymmetric convected wave equation based on the discontinuous Galerkin method ü üThermal and viscous losses in poroelastic waves based on the Biot-Allard model ü üInterior Perforated plate condition ü üBeam width calculations for far-field plots ü üHybrid BEM-FEM for acoustics, acoustic-structure, and acoustics-piezo interactions ü ü üImpulse response analysis for ray acoustics ü üDiscontinuous Galerkin explicit method for time-dependent acoustics ü üAbsorbing layers for linearized Euler aeroacoustics in the time domain ü üPlane wave expansion for pressure acoustics in 2D axisymmetric models ü üIncident monochromatic plane waves for transient acoustics ü ü

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fluid flow 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

High Mach number flow ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: Microfluidics Module ü ü ü ü ük-omega turbulence model ü ü ü ü üEuler-Euler two-phase flow ü ü ü ü üSlip flow ü ü ü ü üTurbulent mixing ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: Pipe Flow Module ü ü ü ü üAutomatic boundary layer meshing ü ü ü ü üTurbulent reacting flow ü ü ü ü üSCCM inflow ü ü ü ü üFrozen rotor method ü ü ü ü üSST turbulence ü ü ü ü üThin screens ü ü ü ü üHeat transfer with phase change ü ü ü ü üTwo-phase flow in pipes ü ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for frequency-domain pipe acoustics ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: Molecular Flow Module ü ü ü ü üWall surface roughness for turbulent flow ü ü ü ü üAnisotropic porous media flow with Brinkman equations ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: Mixer Module ü ü ü ü üAlgebraic turbulence models ü ü ü ü

acoustics 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Linear and logarithmic frequency axis option for directivity plots ü üImproved solver suggestions for multiphysics couplings and transient analysis ü üPort boundary conditions for pressure acoustics üNonlinear acoustics Westervelt model for high sound pressure levels üAtmosphere and ocean attenuation material models üExterior field calculation for evaluations outside the computational domain üMultiphysics BEM-FEM coupling to thermoviscous acoustics üMultiphysics BEM-FEM coupling to poroelastic waves üInterior velocity and interior displacement boundary conditions for BEM üImpedance condition, including RCL circuit and physiological, for BEM üAdiabatic formulation for linearized Navier-Stokes and thermoviscous acoustics üGradient term suppression stabilization for linearized Navier-Stokes üModulated Gaussian pulse option for background and incident fields üMore advanced properties for the built-in materials for air and water üImproved method for calculating intensity in absorbing and attenuating media ü

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fluid flow 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Turbulence with grilles and fans ü ü ü üNew multiphysics interface for nonisothermal flow ü ü ü üSST turbulence model for reacting flow ü ü ü üCavitation for thin-film flow ü ü ü üRotating machinery with multiphase flow ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for transport of diluted species in porous media ü ü ü üPartially saturated porous media ü ü ü ü3D laminar flow to 1D pipe flow connection ü ü ü üEuler-Euler two-phase flow for turbulent flow ü ü ü üCoupled porous media and turbulent flow ü ü ü üCapillary pressure in two-phase porous media flow ü ü ü üPerforations for thin-film flow ü ü ü üInfinite elements for porous media ü ü ü üPart Library with mixer equipment components ü ü ü üPart Library with microfluidic channels ü ü ü üNew y-junctions and n-way junctions for pipe flow ü ü ü üParallelized molecular flow computations ü ü ü üMolecular flow with multiple species ü ü ü üThree-phase laminar flow ü ü üAlgebraic turbulence for rotating machinery ü ü üStationary free surface flow computation ü ü üAlgebraic turbulence for mixing ü ü üCompressible flow in 1D pipes ü ü üEasy definition of gravity and buoyancy effects ü ü üBuilt-in Boussinesq approximation for nonisothermal flow ü ü üSwirl flow for Fan boundary condition ü ü üTemperature changes from pressure work in porous media flow ü ü üMultiphysics interface for reacting flow ü ü üGraphics icons for pipe system components ü ü üPump inlet condition and pump curve data for pipe flow ü ü üFlownet plots for subsurface flow ü ü üv2-f turbulence model ü üAutomatic wall treatment for turbulent flow ü üAutomatic translation between turbulence models ü üAlgebraic multigrid (AMG) solver for CFD ü üNew formulation for high Mach number flow ü üNew interior wall and thin barrier boundary conditions for porous media flow ü üNew well boundary condition for subsurface flow in porous media ü üReacting flow in porous media ü ü

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fluid flow 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Transport of diluted species in porous media and fractures ü üPlane symmetry condition for free molecular flow ü üGeneralized multiphysics interface for fluid-structure interaction (FSI) ü üInlet boundary conditions for fully developed turbulent flow ü üRealizable k-ε turbulence model ü üBuoyancy-induced turbulence ü üAll turbulence models made available for multiphase flow ü üRotating machinery interfaces made available for all flow interfaces ü üUpdated free and porous media flow interface ü üKozeny-Carman permeability model for Darcy’s law ü üThin barrier feature in the two-phase Darcy’s law interface ü üCubic law for fracture transmissivity in fracture flow ü üLarge eddy simulation (LES) for single-phase flow üPhase transport in free and porous media üFully developed flow at inlets and outlets for turbulent flow üNon-Newtonian yield-stress fluids: Bingham-Papanastasiou, Casson-Papanastasiou models, Herschel-Bulkley-Papanastasiou üTwo-phase flow with level set and phase field for all turbulence models üInterior wetted wall for two-phase flow üPipe connection for combining 1D pipe flow with 3D single-phase flow ü

chemical 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Surface reactions ü ü ü ü üInfinite elements for diffusion ü ü ü ü üParameter estimation with the Optimization Module ü ü ü ü üReacting flow ü ü ü ü üAC impedance spectroscopy ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: Electrodeposition Module ü ü ü ü üInfinite elements for electrochemical currents ü ü ü ü üShell electrodes ü ü ü ü üPotentiostatic control ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: Corrosion Module ü ü ü ü üFilm resistance ü ü ü ü üThin impermeable barrier ü ü ü ü üEdge electrodes ü ü ü ü üInfinite electrolytes ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: Electrochemistry Module ü ü ü ü üMulticomponent flash calculations ü ü ü ü üMultiscale simulations for packed bed reactors ü ü ü ü

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chemical 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

New Chemistry interface ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for transport of diluted species in porous media ü ü ü üMass-based concentrations ü ü ü üPartially saturated porous media ü ü ü üEquilibrium reactions ü ü ü üCurrent distribution on edges with the boundary element method (BEM) ü ü ü üCounter electrodes for electroanalysis ü ü ü üNew gas mixture viscosity correlation for reaction engineering ü ü ü üFilm resistance for reactive pellets ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for hygroscopic swelling with species transport ü ü ü üDusty gas model ü ü ü üMass-based concentration variables ü ü ü üNonspherical catalytic pellet shapes ü ü üVolumetric effects from edge elements ü ü üThin insulating sheets for corrosion simulations ü ü üMulticomponent transport in porous media flow ü ü üSurface reactions for reactive pellet beds ü ü üExport surface reaction kinetics to space-dependent model ü ü üSingle particle battery interface for simplified modeling of batteries ü ü üNernst-Planck-Poisson equations interface ü ü üShort-circuit boundary condition for batteries and corrosion ü ü üMultiphysics interface for electrochemical heat source ü ü üThermodynamic equilibrium electrode kinetics ü ü üElectrophoretic transport interface ü üIon-exchange membrane internal boundary condition for tertiary currents ü üFour charge conservation models for tertiary currents with Nernst-Planck equations ü üThin electrode layers in electrode domains ü üThin electrolyte layers between electrolyte domains ü üCharge-discharge cycling boundary condition ü üCircuit terminal for couplings to electrical circuits ü üPrimary and secondary current distribution based on the boundary element method (BEM) ü üShell current distribution analysis for thin electrolytes ü üA built-in thermodynamic properties library for pure fluids, mixtures, and two-phase fluids ü üLink between Reaction Engineering and Chemistry interfaces and thermodynamic property packages ü üElectrode reactions on thin electrode surfaces fully immersed in electrolyte ü üNew Lithium-Ion Battery Designer application for optimizing batteries for specific use cases ü ü

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optimization 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Time-dependent sensitivity and optimization ü ü ü ü üParameter optimization ü ü ü ü üDesign optimization ü ü ü ü üGradient-based and derivative-free optimization study ü ü ü ü üNew derivative-free optimization solver: BOBYQA ü ü ü ü üNew gradient-based optimization solver: MMA ü ü ü ü üMultianalysis optimization ü ü ü üNew parameter estimation study ü ü ü üOptimization solver stop and continue ü ü ü üNew derivative-free method: COBYLA ü ü ü üNew least square fitting method ü ü üDensity model feature for topology optimization üCombined parametric sweeps with derivative-free optimization ü

material library product 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

2500 materials ü ü ü ü üMore than 150 new materials ü ü

chemical 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Baker-Verbrugge diffusion model, in the Lithium-Ion Battery and Battery with Binary Electrolyte interfaces üUpdated Thermodynamics interface üPartition condition for prescribing the ratio between concentrations in two adjacent phases üInfinitely fast irreversible heterogeneous reactions üBulk and surface equilibrium reactions for concentrated species üAutomatic definition of equilibrium constants based on thermodynamics properties üLumped battery interface üStress and strain in electrode particles due to lithium intercalation üEquivalent circuit modeling of batteries üMultiple ion transport for ion-exchange membranes üLevel set interface for corrosion modeling ü

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NEW Product: Particle Tracing ü ü ü ü üParticle forces: electric, magnetic, collisional, drag, gravity, acoustophoretic, dielectropho-retic, and user defined ü ü ü ü üNew forces: Brownian, Schiller-Naumann, magnetophoretic, and thermophoretic ü ü ü ü üSecondary emission ü ü ü ü üParticle-particle interactions ü ü ü ü üDiffuse and general reflection ü ü ü ü üVelocity reinitialization ü ü ü ü üMonte Carlo elastic collisions ü ü ü ü üChanging auxiliary variables ü ü ü ü üParticle-field and fluid-particle interactions ü ü ü ü üRelease of particles in a cone ü ü ü ü üMax, min, and average over particles ü ü ü ü üNew accumulator tools enabling multiphysics couplings for erosion, etching, mass deposition, boundary load, mass flux, current density, and heat source ü ü ü üParticle 1D plots ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for electric-particle field interaction ü ü ü üMultiphysics interface for magnetic-particle field interaction ü ü ü üNew multiphysics interface for fluid-particle interaction ü ü ü üInelastic collisions ü ü ü üParticle beams with beam emittance and Twiss parameters ü ü ü üSpace-charge limited emission ü ü ü üCharge-exchange collisions ü ü üRelease from edges and points ü ü üImproved density-based release ü ü üParticle counters ü ü üParticle-matter interactions ü ü üHigh-order Runge-Kutta time-stepping method for first-order Newtonian formulation ü ü üStore extra time steps for wall interactions ü ü üImproved particle beam simulations with sampling from phase space ellipse ü ü üTurbulent dispersion models for particles ü ü üLiquid droplet breakup with the Kelvin-Helmholtz and Rayleigh-Taylor breakup models ü ü üPeriodic boundary condition for particle tracing ü üRotating frames for particle tracing ü üRelease particles at random initial positions ü üRibbons on particle trajectories ü üCoordinate system selection for inlets ü üLambertian velocity distribution for particle release at boundaries ü üNonuniform magnitudes in velocity distributions ü ü

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interfacing 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

NEW Product: LiveLink™ for AutoCAD® ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: LiveLink™ for PTC® Creo® Parametric™ ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: LiveLink™ for Excel® ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: ECAD Import Module ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: LiveLink™ for Solid Edge® ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: LiveLink™ for Revit® ü ü ü ü üNEW Product: Design Module ü ü ü ü ü


Lift force for particle tracing in fluids ü üAnisotropic turbulent dispersion for particles in fluids ü üThermionic emission of electrons at hot metal cathodes ü üDrag correction factor for particles close to walls ü üSymmetry boundary condition for particle tracing ü üNew component couplings on particles ü üNull collision method for charged particle tracing in rarified gas ü üUniform, normal, or lognormal distribution of particle release times ü üRecycling of particle degrees of freedom for use in secondary emission ü üGeneral time periodic electric and magnetic forces ü üRelease particles based on the thermal distribution on a wall ü üRelease particles from a cylindrical or hexapolar grid of points ü üAccumulators for velocity reinitialization to compute, for example, spatial density of collisions üOffset velocity distributions of released particles ü

new cad file formats 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

PTC® Creo® Parametric™ 1.0 software ü ü ü ü üACIS® (SAT®) R22 software ü ü ü ü üCATIA® V5 R21 software ü ü ü ü üAutodesk® Inventor® 2012 software ü ü ü ü üParasolid® R23, R24 software ü ü ü ü üSOLIDWORKS® 2012 software ü ü ü ü üCatia® V5 R 22 software ü ü ü ü üParasolid® V 25 software ü ü ü ü üSOLIDWORKS® 2013 software ü ü ü ü ü Autodesk® Inventor® 2013 software ü ü ü ü üPTC® Creo® Parametric™ 2.0 software ü ü ü ü üNX™ (.prt) software ü ü ü üAutodesk® AutoCAD® (.dwg, .dxf) software ü ü ü ü

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new cad file formats 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

SOLIDWORKS® 2014 software ü ü ü ü Autodesk® Inventor® 2015 software ü ü ü ü üParasolid® V 28.1 software ü ü üACIS® (SAT®) R25, 2016 1.0 software ü ü üCATIA® V5 R8-R25, 2016 ü ü üInventor® parts and assemblies versions 11, 2008-2016 ü ü üSOLIDWORKS® versions 98-2016 ü ü üAutoCAD® versions 2.5-2016 ü ü üAutoCAD® DXF™ versions 2.5-2016 ü ü üParasolid® V 29.1 software ü üACIS® (SAT®) R25, 2017 1.0 software ü üInventor® parts and assemblies version 11, 2017 ü üSOLIDWORKS® 2017 software ü üNX™ (.prt) software version 11 ü üParasolid® V 30.0 software ü üACIS® (SAT®) R25, 2018 1.0 software ü üAutoCAD® (.dwg, .dxf) up to 2017 ü üCATIA® V5 up to 2017 ü üPTC® Creo® Parametric™ up to 4.0 ü üAutoCAD® (.dwg, .dxf) versions 2018-2019 üInventor® (.iam, .ipt) versions 2018-2019 üNX™ (.prt) software version 12 üParasolid® (.x_t, .xmt_txt, .x_b, .xmt_bin): V31.0 üPTC® Creo® Parametric™ (.prt, .asm): 5.0 üSOLIDWORKS® (.sldprt, .sldasm): 2018 ü

livelink™ for solidworks® 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

One-window interface ü ü ü ü üParameter linking ü ü ü ü üSync material names ü ü ü ü üSync user-defined selections ü ü ü ü üRun applications using LiveLink™ for SOLIDWORKS® ü ü ü üConnecting to COMSOL Server™ from within the SOLIDWORKS® interface ü ü üTracking of document information including file name and file path ü ü üMore efficient setup of CAD assembly selections ü üSynchronizing read-only parameters üObject selections from material selections üAssembly-level pattern features in selections ü

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livelink™ for ptc® pro/engineer® 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Synchronize selections for materials ü ü üTracking of document information including file name and file path ü ü üSynchronizing read-only parameters üObject selections from material selections ü

livelink™ for ptc® creo® parametric™ 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Synchronize selections for materials ü ü üConnecting to COMSOL Server™ from within the PTC® Creo® Parametric™ interface ü ü üTracking of document information including file name and file path ü ü üParameter selection in CAD assembly components ü üSynchronizing read-only parameters üObject selections from material selections üUser-defined selections ü

livelink™ for autocad® 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Connecting to COMSOL Server™ from within the AutoCAD® interface ü üSynchronize selections for materials ü üTracking of document information including file name and file path ü üSynchronize curves and points ü üSynchronizing read-only parameters üObject selections from material selections ü

livelink™ for solid edge® 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Synchronize selections for materials ü ü üConnecting to COMSOL Server™ from within the Solid Edge® interface ü ü üTracking of document information including file name and file path ü ü üSynchronizing read-only parameters üObject selections from material selections ü

livelink™ for inventor® 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Parameter linking ü ü ü ü üOne-window interface ü ü ü ü üSync material names and selections ü ü ü ü üConnecting to COMSOL Server™ from within the Autodesk® Inventor® interface ü ü üTracking of document information including file name and file path ü ü üMore efficient setup of CAD assembly selections ü üSynchronizing read-only parameters üObject selections from material selections ü

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livelink™ for matlab® 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Improved performance and memory handling ü ü ü ü üModel navigator ü ü ü ü üNew functions* ü ü ü ü üUpdates to mphnavigator , mpheval, mphint, mphinterp , mphplot, mphsolutioninfo, and mphtable ü ü ü ü üNew client/server functionality ü ü ü üUpdates to mphplot ü ü ü üNew functions: mphevaluate, mphinterpolationfile, mphwritestl, mphreadstl, and mphsurf ü ü ü üUpdates to mphxmeshinfo, mphmean, mphmax, mphmin, and mphint2 ü ü ü üNew mphnavigator, mphopen, and mphload tools ü ü üUpdates to mphplot and mphgeom ü ü üUpdates to mphplot, and mphgetexpressions ü ü üDirectivity plots (Acoustics Module) and optical aberration plots (Ray Optics) with mphplot ü üUpdates to mphevaluate, mphglobalmatrix, mphstate , mphmatrix, mphnavigator, and mphshowerrors ü üNew mphray function for ray optics and ray acoustics data sets ü üImproved access to ray and particle data from parametric sweep studies in mphray and mphparticle ü üSupport for views in the mphplot, mphgeom, and mphmesh functions ü üNew mphthumbnail function for setting thumbnail images of models ü üNew mphdoc function for accessing the COMSOL documentation ü üConnect to a COMSOL Multiphysics® server from MATLAB® and COMSOL Multiphysics® at the same time ü üAccess to functions from the Apps tab of the MATLAB® ribbon ü üNew function mphreduction for extracting reduced-order state-space matrices ü ü

ecad import module 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

ODB++ import ü ü ü ü üLayer renaming ü ü ü üSelections for layers ü ü üSplit layers in imported GDS files based on data type ü üSupport for the IPC-2581 PCB layout format ü üNet selections for ODB++ and IPC-2581 files üSelect all metal and dielectric layers option üClear all imports option ü

livelink™ for revit® 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Connecting to COMSOL Server™ from within the Autodesk® Revit® interface ü üTracking of document information including file name and file path ü üExpanded support for synchronizing architectural elements ü üSynchronizing read-only parameters ü

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*mphimage2geom, mphevalpoint, mphmean, mphmin, mphmax, mphevalglobalmatrix, mphsearch, mphinputmatrix, mphsolution, mphtable, and mphparticle.

livelink™ for eXcel® 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Multiple files ü ü ü ü üInterpolation functions ü ü ü ü üMaterial export ü ü ü ü üConnect to remote server ü ü ü ü üExport of field-dependent material properties ü ü ü ü üParametric sweeps in worksheet ü ü ü ü üCreate macros with Visual Basic® for Applications (VBA) development system ü ü ü üLocalized language support ü ü ü üLiveLink™ for Excel® for class kit licenses ü ü ü üSave model files for VBA ü ü ü üSave and load spreadsheet files ü ü ü üAutomatically synchronized values for parameters and variables ü ü üManage models and connections in the Microsoft® Excel® file tab ü üContext-sensitive help ü üButtons for Results Parameters and for Clear and Evaluate All ü üExport 1D plots more easily ü ü

COMSOL, COMSOL Multiphysics, COMSOL Compiler, COMSOL Runtime, COMSOL Server, Capture the Concept, COMSOL Desktop, and LiveLink are either registered trademarks or trademarks of COMSOL AB. For other trademark ownership, see www.comsol.com/trademarks.

Support for implementation of the ODB++ Format was provided by Mentor Graphics Corporation pursuant to the ODB++ Solutions Development Partnership General Terms and Conditions (http://www.odb-sa.com).

livelink™ for matlab® 4.X 5.0–1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Updates to mphplot, mphmesh, and mphthumbnail ü üUse MATLAB® function calls wherever you can use global parameters ü üUpdates to mphnavigator, mphsearch, and mphmodellibrary üUpdates to mphplot: Layered shells, more polar plot options, and overlapping faces ü

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