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Multiphysics Analysis Helps Preserve the Past

Technology Category
  • Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics
  • Analytics & Modeling - Digital Twin / Simulation
  • Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Visualization
Applicable Industries
  • Construction & Infrastructure
  • Education
  • Professional Service
Applicable Functions
  • Facility Management
  • Product Research & Development
  • Quality Assurance
Use Cases
  • Building Energy Management
  • Predictive Maintenance
  • Digital Twin
  • Structural Health Monitoring
Services
  • Software Design & Engineering Services
  • System Integration
  • Training
The Challenge
The built environment, encompassing everything from large metropolitan areas to individual buildings, is continually impacted by physics-based processes such as heat transfer, air flow, and moisture transport. These processes can affect energy efficiency, health and safety, operating costs, durability, and historic preservation. Jos van Schijndel, founder of CompuToolAble and assistant professor at Eindhoven University of Technology, faces the challenge of making complex modeling and simulation concepts accessible to clients and students. His goal is to improve the built environment and preserve historic structures and artifacts through accurate modeling and simulation.
About The Customer
Jos van Schijndel is the founder of Netherlands-based consulting firm CompuToolAble and an assistant professor at Eindhoven University of Technology. He specializes in the mathematical modeling of building physics. As a consultant and professor, van Schijndel collaborates with clients and students to improve the built environment and preserve historic structures and artifacts. He uses COMSOL Multiphysics software and its Application Builder to create intuitive user interfaces for numerical analysis and testing. This allows clients and students to run virtual tests and understand the impacts of physics processes on their projects without needing extensive technical knowledge.
The Solution
Van Schijndel uses COMSOL Multiphysics and its Application Builder to create customized user interfaces for numerical analysis. These apps allow clients to run virtual tests on design changes based on their specific needs without requiring technical expertise. In the university setting, he introduces students to multiphysics simulation and application design using COMSOL apps. This approach provides an entry point into numerical analysis and physics systems before students build their own models. The Application Builder enables van Schijndel to create engaging simulation apps that help students understand the effects of various changes before diving into detailed mathematical modeling.
Operational Impact
  • Van Schijndel's use of COMSOL Multiphysics and Application Builder has facilitated collaboration with clients and students, making complex modeling accessible to non-experts.
  • The customized user interfaces allow clients to run virtual tests on design changes, improving their understanding of physics processes and their impacts.
  • Students gain hands-on experience with multiphysics simulation and application design, enhancing their learning and expanding their analysis capabilities.

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