MMAE Seminar - COMSOL Multiphysics: CFD, Heat Transfer and Optimization

Armour College of Engineering's Mechanical, Materials & Aerospace Engineering Department will welcome Dr. Peter Lyu, an Applications Engineer at COMSOL, on Wednesday, January 13th to present his lecture, COMSOL Multiphysics: CFD, Heat Transfer and Optimization.

Abstract

COMSOL Multiphysics is a general-purpose software platform, based on advanced numerical methods, for modeling and simulating physics-based problems. This seminar begins with a walk-through of the fundamental modeling steps in COMSOL. An overview of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations ranging from microfluidics to supersonic flow and everything in between will be presented. We will also highlight the functionality of optimization module in COMSOL, including derivative-free and gradient-based algorithms. In addition, we will walk through several case studies in the industry to showcase the benefit of multiphysics simulations and optimizations. Please see http://www.comsol.com/products for more details about COMSOL Multiphysics.

Biography

Peter Lyu received his MS and PhD degrees in aerospace engineering from University of Michigan. His research focus was on aircraft design and multidisciplinary design optimization. He developed aerodynamic optimization methods and algorithms to improve the aerodynamic performance of current generation airplanes and to explore the future generation airplanes. He is an active pilot based in Hanscom Field airport in Massachusetts. Peter currently works as an Applications Engineer in COMSOL Boston office. His responsibilities include technical customer support and training in the area of fluid flow, heat transfer, and optimization.