COMSOL 5.

1 Update 3
Released September 7, 2015
This update corrects a few bugs and stability issues in Version 5.1 of COMSOL
Multiphysics, COMSOL Server, and COMSOL Client. It also makes it possible to run
COMSOL 5.1 on Windows 10.
If you are already running Windows 10 or have updated to Windows 10, you must
apply the COMSOL 5.1 Hotfix for Windows 10 in addition to applying this update. If you
make a complete installation of COMSOL 5.1 using the latest download (includes the
contents of Update 3), the Hotfix is not needed. This applies both if you already have
installed Windows 10 or plan to update later on.
The update is cumulative; that is, it applies to Version 5.1, Version 5.1 Update 1, and
Version 5.1 Update 2, and it includes all updates from the previous Update 1 and
Update 2.

Update Details for Update 3

RF Module

Removed redundant postprocessing variables that appeared when a port-related

simulation generated S-parameters.

Wave Optics Module

Solver suggestions for the Microwave Plasma interface have been corrected.
An initial value can now be set for the Lagrange multiplier that enforces a fixed
deposited power.

Update Details for Update 2 (included in Update 3)

COMSOL Multiphysics

It is now possible to open the Part Libraries window also when the ribbon is minimized
It is now possible to perform time-dependent adaptive mesh refinement in 1D.
Fixed a problem with plotting material properties for materials under a material Switch
node.
Non-ASCII characters now appear correctly in the Progress window.

The option to zoom to extents now works correctly in image export.

Corrected an issue when using the Previous Solution node to store the previous
solution in transient studies when using the BDF solver.
Fixes a problem with experiments sometimes being ignored during least-squares
optimization.
Entering range expressions for the continuation parameters in a frequency study now
works as expected.
Fallback features in contact pairs no longer override the Friction node.
Stability improvements.

Application Builder and COMSOL Server

Improves the performance with many users logged in.

Fixed a problem with too few allowed applications if a user account is simultaneously
used on more than one computer.
Fixed a problem with using the split() method with strings that contain backslashes.
Fixed a problem with changing text color in tables for applications using the web
client.
Clicking Cancel to stop the launching of a running application now works as expected.
Turning on and off the grid now works also when running in a web client.
Stability improvements.

AC/DC Module

Resolves an issue with lost precision due to 4 digits, fix point representation in
Touchstone file export.
Correction and, in some cases, removal of non physical data for some materials in the
Nonlinear Magnetic material library.
Fixed a problem in Rotating Machinery, Magnetic with Gauge fixing and antiperiodic
boundary conditions (sector symmetric models).
Fixed an issue in the Geometry Analysis for Multi-Turn Coils with Numeric settings.
Resolves a problem with fixed charge Terminals in Electrostatics and Piezoelectric
Devices in the Frequency Domain.
Stability improvements.

Acoustics Module

For the Ray Acoustics interface, corrected an error in the initialization of the wave
vector of rays released by the Inlet node.
Stability improvements.

CFD Module

A new Inkjet application demonstrates how to model the fluid flow of an inkjet nozzle,
for instance, in a printer.
Adjusted the equation display for the Reacting Flow in Porous Media interface.
Velocity fields from other physics interfaces are now selectable from a drop-down list
in the standalone phase field and level set interfaces.
Stability improvements.

Chemical Reaction Engineering Module

In the Reaction Engineering and Chemistry interfaces, the input fields for molar
masses and electric charge were removed for the cases when they are not needed.
Corrected the definition of the reverse rate constant (kr) for the last reaction when
importing large number of reactions in groups from CHEMKIN datafiles.
Fixed an error message that was triggered under certain circumstances if you changed
the diffusivity tensor and then changed number of species, in the transport of
concentrated species interface.
Removed incorrect warning message triggered by the Plug Flow Reactor when doing
certain space-dependent exports.
Improved the default x-axis description for the Plug Flow Reactor.
Corrected the COMSOL Java API command for setting reaction rates in Reaction
Engineering and Chemistry interfaces.
Stability improvements.

Corrosion Module and Electrodeposition Module

Fixed issue with sometimes inverted deposition/corrosion deformation velocity on

internal boundaries in Corrosion, Primary and Electrodeposition, Primary interfaces.

ECAD Import Module

Fixed wrong rotation and mirroring for some symbols for ODB++ import.
Fixed wrong scaling of board outline in some cases of ODB++ import.

Heat Transfer Module

A new Equivalent Properties of Periodic Microstructures application computes the

equivalent thermal properties of periodic microstructure composite materials.
A new Parasol and Solar Irradiation application simulates the solar irradiation on a
beach with frosty beverage cans enclosed in two coolers under a parasol.
Added threshold in the gap definition used in Thermal Contact features. Now negative
contact pressure are treated like zero contact pressure
Removed the unused Thin Layer Opacity section from Pair Thin Layer feature
Added a missing contribution to ht.Q when Heat Source feature was used with Overall
heat transfer rate option.

Removed the subst operator from the surface emissivity definition in the standalone
Surface-to-surface radiation interface.
Fixed error in the equation display for Fan feature when Flow direction is Outlet. Since
it was only an equation display issue, this has no impact on the solution.
Added missing definition of ht.TextFace when Thin Layer feature is used with General
option for Layer type.
Updated Opaque Surface to distinguish the wall temperature from the fluid
temperature when wall functions are used.
Fixed temperature initial value issue when Thin Layer feature is used with General
option for Layer type.

LiveLink for AutoCAD

Adds support for AutoCAD 2016.

Stability improvements.

LiveLink for Excel

Stability improvements.

LiveLink for Inventor

Adds support for Inventor 2016.

Stability improvements.

LiveLink for MATLAB

Plotting sometimes crashed Matlab when using Matlab 2015a. This is due to a bug in
Matlab 2015a, which is circumvented with this update. The bug number on The
Mathworks\'s website is 1207339.
Updates mphimage2geom to fix problem that in some cases could cause model object
on server to be overwritten.
A bug prevented mphglobal from retrieving complex data from models using a
parametric sweep.
Stability improvements.

LiveLink for PTC Creo Parametric

Fixed a problem with synchronization of material selections.

LiveLink for Revit

Adds support for Revit 2016.

Stability improvements.

LiveLink for SOLIDWORKS

Fixed a problem with synchronization of selections.

Stability improvements.

MEMS Module

A new Microresistor Beam application simulates the movement of a beam by

conducting a current through it to generate a temperature increase, which leads to a
displacement through thermal expansion.
Stability improvements.

Mixer Module

A new Mixer application computes the efficiency of the mixing process for mixers
equipped with axial or radial impellers.

Multibody Dynamics Module

Stability improvements.

Nonlinear Structural Materials Module

For the Ramberg-Osgood material model, set a manual scaling for the pseudo-plastic
strain variable.
In the plasticity feature, removed an incorrect error message triggered by the userdefined plastic potential.

Optimization Module

Stability improvements.

Particle Tracing Module

In the Particle Tracing for Fluid Flow interface, corrected an error in the calculation of
the volume force exerted on the fluid by the particles.
In the Charged Particle Tracing interface, the number of particles released by the
Particle Beam can now be parameterized.
In the Charged Particle Tracing interface, the Particle Beam node can now be used to
release different species of particle using the Override Properties node.

In the Particle Tracing for Fluid Flow interface, corrected an error in the expression for
the Acoustophoretic Force.
Stability improvements.

Ray Optics Module

Stability improvements.

RF Module

A new Frequency Selective Surface Simulator application simulates a periodic structure

for a frequency selective surface (FSS), which you can choose from five built-in unit
cell types.
Fixed a problem when Transition boundary condition is used for Mode Analysis and
Boundary Mode Analysis.
Stability improvements.

Semiconductor Module

The correct equation contributions are now generated for the Discrete Energy Level
feature when using the Frequency-Domain, Perturbation study step.
The displacement current is now included in the total terminal current for the Ohmic
and Schottky contact options of the Metal Contact boundary condition for the finite
volume formulation.

Structural Mechanics Module

Stability improvements.

Wave Optics Module

Fixed a problem with eigenfrequency analysis for the transient interface when the
Drude-Lorentz dispersion model is active.
Stability improvements.

Update Details for Update 1 (included in Update 3)

This version includes the following improvements:

Table windows in the COMSOL Desktop will now never appear blocked.
Recovery files can now be saved also when the filename contains Unicode characters.

General stability improvement for the COMSOL Desktop running on OS X.

The reverse rate constant is now correct also for the last reaction when using a
CHEMKIN file input.