Abstract
Numerical simulations provide a valuable tool for students to investigate complicated behavior found in many applications of acoustics. Computational “experiments” can be conducted quickly for a large number of parameter values, enabling students to visualize abstract quantities and to grasp causal relationships not easily recognized when looking at equations. The COMSOL finite-element multiphysics software package provides an integrated workspace in which the user defines a problem, meshes the geometry, and plots the solution(s). A brief overview of COMSOL will be presented, along with three examples of how it can be used to model advanced acoustics problems often encountered by students. The example problems involve musical acoustics, fluid-loaded shell vibrations, and flow resistance in porous materials. Also discussed will be the educational benefit of examining how choices made setting up the model can affect the integrity of the solution.
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