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Two consecutive physics simulations
Posted 2013/07/16 15:16 GMT-4 RF & Microwave Engineering, Materials, Modeling Tools & Definitions, Parameters, Variables, & Functions Version 4.3, Version 4.3a, Version 4.3b 4 Replies
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In other words, I solve for electric field and then I know electric field at every point in space. Next I take this electric field and use it to define the refractive index in the second simulation. (Refractive index is usually just a material property and is fixed and just one number for all spatial points that are composed of that material, rather than variable spatially.)
How would I do this? I've been poking around for a while but can't figure out how to (A) run a second simulation using the first simulation's output, and (B) make a material property like refractive index be spatially dependent.
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A) First, add a 2nd study (right-click root node and select Study and use Model Wizard to select study type), then in the settings window under Step 1, expand "Values of Dependent Variables." Check the box, Values of variables not solved for. Change the Method to Solution. Change the Study to Study 1. This will point Study 2 to the E field from Study 1. You will also need to make sure that you have coupled the physics (ie variables) under the physics interface nodes. See Model library for many examples of how to couple physics.
B) Well, don't you want to make the refractive index, Electric field dependent? Simply, type in your functional dependence into the edit field for refractive index. Say 4.23*sqrt(Ex^2+Ey^2+Ez^2) for example. Ex, Ey, Ez are the vector components of the electric field dependent variable. COMSOL is nice that anywhere you can type a number you can type a function or a parameter or an expression.
Best regards,
Josh Thomas
AltaSim Technologies
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For B, I understand now.
For A: I have COMSOL 4.3a and the steps you describe are not working. Please find attached a simulation with only electrostatics (es). Basically there are two electrodes and this solves for the electric field between them.
Next I right click the root node and select Add Study as you say. However I don't see the electromagnetic waves (emw) option because that involves different physics. There is only "Stationary", "Time dependent", etc. I am looking for the emw's "Mode analysis" which appears under this list when I make a new emw simulation but not here now. So instead I right click the root node again and select Add Model. I can then add the "emw" but this does not seem to be correct either as it is an entirely separate model.
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The physics interface nodes are the nodes in the Model Builder tree under the Model branch found directly below the Materials node. You can have multiple physics interface nodes in a model. These physics interface nodes define equations on domains, boundaries, etc. If you have multiple nodes in the Model (ie sets of equations), you need to make sure they are communicating properly with each other where there are couplings.
Best,
Josh