Acoustics & Vibrations Blog Posts
Convolution and Auralization for Room Acoustics Analysis
Convolution is applied in various fields for signal and image processing, statistics, and more. Explore 3 methods for performing convolution in COMSOL Multiphysics® here.
Modeling Acoustic Energy Generation in Thermoacoustic Engines
Thermoacoustic engines do not use moving parts, keeping their structure very simple. Learn more about these engines and how to model them here.
Full Acoustic Room Impulse Response of a Small Smart Speaker
The acoustic response of a small smart speaker can be modeled using the built-in hybrid FEM–ray coupling functionality in the COMSOL Multiphysics® software. Learn more here.
Modeling Room Acoustics Using a Hybrid Approach
Explore a hybrid approach that combines ray-tracing and finite element methods for modeling room acoustics.
Computing Transient Sound Pressure Levels in COMSOL®
Sound pressure level metrics are important to know when trying to make results from a transient simulation easier to interpret on a logarithmic scale. Learn how to compute 3 of these metrics here.
The Octave Band Plot for Acoustics Simulation
The Octave Band plot provides an easy and flexible way to represent any frequency response, transfer function, sensitivity curve, transmission loss, or insertion loss in your acoustics analyses.
How to Use the New Spatial FFT Feature for Applications in Optics
COMSOL Multiphysics® version 6.0 includes the new Spatial FFT feature. Learn how this feature can be used in applications in optics here.
Designing Tidal Turbines That Are Safe for Marine Life
A guest blogger from Xi Engineering discusses how his organization is using acoustics simulation to study the impacts of tidal turbines on marine species.