
#012: BEM and Optimization in COMSOL Multiphysics 5.3a
With COMSOL introducing the Boundary Element Method (BEM) in their Acoustics interface in v5.3a, we all get some new possibilities, especially when dealing with exterior problems. Here is a little teaser of how you can combine BEM and optimization. First, I investigate a simple parameter optimization, but I as will be show later you can also do true shape optimization, if you should so desire. I have two geometries; a cylinder with height and radius of 1 m, and a small sphere