MULTIPHYSICS MODELING WITH FINITE ELEMENT METHODS (Stability, Vibration and Control of Systems, Series A) 1st Edition

It is very attractive , making it fast to learn

The usefulness of this book largely depends on what you are looking to get from it. If you want a book, which teaches you the fundamental basics of the finite element method with interesting examples, this is a great book. If you want to take examples and just plug them into the software (learning by doing), this book is too dated. The first two chapters cover the basics of root finding and the finite element method. After reading them, I felt I had a good understanding of the underlying techniques. The topic of solution inversion is also covered in chapter 7 and is useful in the context of experimental comparisons. Professor Zimmerman uses a lot of cool examples to illustrate his points. The later chapters are devoted to exploring specific problems in chemical engineering and how you would go about solving them. Some topics include multiphase fluid flow, electro kinetic transport, solidification, plasmas, corrosion, and magneto hydrodynamics. I have personal interests in multiphase and reacting fluid dynamics so it's possible they appeal to me more than you. The problem with this book is that while it clearly was written with the intent of using Comsol with the examples (learning by doing), it is no longer as straightforward an exercise. There are many tables outlining specific software settings throughout the examples. However, Comsol underwent a severe face-lift between versions 3 and 4; some of these settings may either no longer exist or are maddeningly difficult to find. The basic ideas are still there so you can still get somewhere. An updated version of this book would recapture this lost element.

Best COMSOL book I had found!

Not very good

First of all: the main topic of this book is not finite element analysis in general, but rather multiphysics modelling with the software COMSOL Multiphysics, which is based on finite elements. Such books have one main disadvantage: as soon as there is a new version, a part of it is out of date.However, the book gives an excellent overview of many aspects of multiphysics modelling and numerical analysis. Professor Zimmerman explains the theory behind and gives many examples of multiphysics, e.g. buoyant convection, Rayleigh-Benard convection, flow in microchannels or electrokinetic flow. I like about his examples that he gives real recipes with step-by-step explanations both on the modeling and the result interpretation. This makes it easy for beginners.However, for our company (we are Comsol Certified Consultants) the book is not that helpful anymore. If you have reached a certain level, sentences like "Pull down the Solver menu and select Solver parameters. Click on the Settings button ..." are just a waste of time.Anyway: if you are a beginner and if you do not bother working with a newer version of COMSOL Multiphysics than the one described in the book - buy it.David Wenger, Wenger Engineering GmbH, Ulm; Germany- COMSOL Certified Consultant -

Comsolの本では最高レベルの本です。内容も専門的であり、各物理問題を解くときに考えなければならないことを教えてくれます。しかし、Comsol3.5を基準として書かれており、4.2が標準になっている現時点では少し読みづらくなっています。したがって星を３つにしました。もし、4.2に対応した改正版が出たら、迷いなく５つを付けます。