Learn COMSOL Multiphysics: From Beginner to Confident User

Learn to create two-dimensional geometry primitives: circle, ellipse, rectangle, polygon, in the Comsol model builder, using sketch tools, draw settings, and build operations to construct solid shapes.

Master boolean operations and partitions in COMSOL Multiphysics, including union, intersection, difference, and compose. Apply chamfer and fillet to refine shapes.

Learn transform operations in COMSOL Multiphysics, including array, mirror, rotate, and scale, to create linear and rectangle arrays, mirror across a line, rotate shapes, and scale objects.

Create a 3D pin heatsink in COMSOL Multiphysics by building a 10×10 cylinder pin array, then form the base and heat plate with fillet and chamfer.

Learn named selections to group domains, boundaries, and edges for applying boundary conditions in a complex geometry; create pins of a heat sink and its base, and assign materials.

Select the appropriate physics for your COMSOL study by using the add physics option or the physics ribbon, then apply fluid flow (laminar), heat transfer in solids, and solid mechanics.

Add materials from the library or create blank materials, assign them to domains in your COMSOL Multiphysics model, and customize their properties and appearance for copper, aluminum, steel, and rubber.

Learn to apply boundary and initial conditions for temperature, heat flux, velocity, and pressure in Comsol multiphysics, using domains, boundaries, and selections across media and physics.

Learn how to create multiphysics coupling between heat transfer in solids and solid mechanics, including thermal structure interaction and thermal expansion, to analyze thermal stress and deformation.

Learn how meshing in finite element analysis bridges geometry and solution within Comsol Multiphysics, covering 1D–3D elements, mesh refinement, boundary layers, mesh types, quality criteria, and best practices.

Create 2D meshes in COMSOL Multiphysics using free triangular, free quadrilateral, and map mesh. Control element size with domains, boundaries, and custom options, including physics and user control mesh methods.

Apply local and corner mesh refinements and boundary layers in a 2D geometry, refining the central domain, boundaries, and corners, and configure boundary layer layers and stretch factors.

Master mesh creation in COMSOL Multiphysics by defining geometry, adding laminar flow physics, and refining corners and boundary layers using a physics control mesh.

Learn how to add and configure stationary and time-dependent studies in COMSOL Multiphysics, select laminar flow physics, manage meshes, boundary conditions, solvers, and plots during solving for targeted regions.

Explore basic solver settings in a study step, including default solver import, solution one options, and dependent variables such as velocity and pressure, with direct solvers and key configurations.

Master mesh sensitivity analysis in Comsol Multiphysics by comparing coarse and fine meshes to achieve grid independence, balancing pressure, velocity, and computation time.

Master post-processing in COMSOL Multiphysics by visualizing 2d and 3d laminar flow results with volume, surface, slice, and streamlines plots, plus animations and report exports.

Use the derived values function to compute max, min, and average temperature, displacement, or stress. Choose volume, surface, or line averages and view results in tables and plots.

export von Mises stress data from COMSOL to Excel or Origin Pro using derived values and two export methods, with tab-delimited text or spreadsheet formats.

Learn to generate and customize reports and images in COMSOL Multiphysics for research projects and submissions, choosing brief or complete reports and exporting in HTML or Word.