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Multiphysics Modeling for Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)

By Brent Long | April 25, 2013
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Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of non-resectable tumors has been shown to be as effective as surgical resection. During an RFA procedure, […]

COMSOL Training: Student Testimonial

By Kyle Koppenhoefer | April 18, 2013
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We held another Solving COMSOL Multiphysics class last week. Nine participants pursuing engineering excellence worked through the four-day course, and […]

Project Lead The Way

By Brent Long | April 5, 2013
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One of the practices we believe in here at AltaSim Technologies is continued education. Thanks to some good people at […]

SpaceClaim-COMSOL Webinar, April 10, 2013

By Brent Long | April 2, 2013
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In our “Breaking Traditions” entry, we mentioned the real life introduction to SpaceClaim that we received from COMSOL during the […]

P.R.I.D.E. = A True Success Story

By Brent Long | March 19, 2013
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Reviewing our work and looking at our other posts, it is easy to wonder if we ever talk about anything […]

Fatigue – When Cyclic Stress Produces Fractures

By Kyle Koppenhoefer | March 4, 2013
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Many of the products that engineers design experience cyclic stresses during use that are below the material’s yield stress; unfortunately…

Breaking Traditions: COMSOL & SpaceClaim

By admin | March 1, 2013
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Did you see the ad in COMSOL NEWS? The last two years COMSOL Multiphysics® (V 4.2 & 4.3) has included […]

COMSOL 4.3 – Tricks & Tips – What’s New?

By admin | February 27, 2013
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  Isn’t it great when your most reliable toys (oops, we mean tools) get updated? COMSOL 4.3 was released on […]

COMSOL Tips & Tricks

By admin | February 1, 2013
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Another new year means another opportunity to talk COMSOL Tips & Tricks. Last year, we held our four-day COMSOL Training Classes six times, and each class reminded us that there are some highly useful and practical tips and tricks we have picked up along the way. Here are a few more for you to consider: