Computational Model for Bolometer Design

Computational Model for Bolometer Design   Bolometers are used in a number of applications including night vision cameras, astronomy, and particle physics to measure the power of incident electromagnetic radiation. The principle of operation is shown in Figure 1: when a strip of conducting material is exposed to incident electromagnetic radiation, energy is absorbed and

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Create The Future Design Contest Winners

Create the Future Design Contest Winners   Results are in, and it is time to congratulate all the winners in this year’s Create The Future Design Contest! Special congrats goes to the Grand Prize Winner, Behrokh Khoshnevis, Los Angeles, California. Learn all about his entry using the link below.   http://contest.techbriefs.com/2014/entries/machinery-automation-robotics/4737   Once again, our

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Reasons for Training

Reasons for Training   “Training” is a big thing here at AltaSim. It is one of the ingredients that helps us grow. We like to think it is also the best way we can help our customers grow to become independent of their need for us. While we love repeat customers, we believe customers should

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Webinar: Simulation of Thermal-Structure Interaction – July 17th

Simulation of Thermal-Structure Interaction – July 17th   On Thursday, July 17th, Mechanical Engineering and COMSOL will give a free webinar on “Simulation of Thermal-Structure Interaction.” Details and registration are available below.   Live Presentation – Thursday, July 17th, 2014, 2:00pm EDT http://comsol.com/c/17br   Speakers: Kyle C. Koppenhoefer from AltaSim Technologies Shankar Krishnan, Applications Engineer,

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Computational Analysis of Scattering of Electromagnetic Waves by Particles

Computational Analysis of Scattering of Electromagnetic Waves by Particles   A computational model of Mie scattering was developed using COMSOL Multiphysics® and its RF Module. It solves for the scattering off a dielectric, magnetic or metal spherical particle with radius a. The model geometry is shown in Figure 1.     The air domain is

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