KTH Schools Now Use Comsol Multiphysics Software

Comsol has provided all the schools within the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, Sweden, with its Multiphysics simulation software. More than 16,000 teachers, researchers and students now have access to the entire suite of tools. Comsol Multiphysics enables engineers and scientists in a range of engineering fields to conduct real-world simulations of any physics-based system for product design and development.

The three-year site licence brings the same simulation toolset that is being used by high-technology companies and researchers worldwide to users throughout KTH. In this educational environment, Comsol Multiphysics is intended to help students to gain insights into the basic principles of physical effects and also to show them how to build computer models that represent those effects. Lars Eneslatt, KTH's IT department operation manager, said: 'Now, with one and the same software environment, our researchers and students alike can simulate structural mechanics, heat transfer, electromagnetics, chemical engineering and fluid flow.

'Instead of purchasing 10 or more specialised codes, we can invest in one unifying environment that encompasses the needs of all the KTH schools and that covers a multitude of applications,' he added. Prof Carl-Mikael Zetterling in the Department of Microelectronics and Applied Physics, said: 'By using Comsol Multiphysics, we can quickly set up models and analyse their physical effects. 'The software's flexibility and open structure allow us to customise models to our specific requirements. 'In addition, the vastly improved user interface in Version 4.1 makes it even easier for new users to get up to speed using the software,' he added.

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