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Message ID: 748
Entry time: Tue Sep 1 11:50:44 2026
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| Author: |
Ruaraidh Dumbreck |
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Update |
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TCS |
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COMSOL modeling for the ring heater |
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| I’ve set up the base COMSOL model for Cosmic Explorer ITM optics (450 mm diameter × 300 mm thickness). I implemented the absorbed heat power in the Heat Transfer module—using 1 W of self-heating and an exaggerated 150 W ring heater power to make the initial thermal gradients easily visible.
Next, I need to couple the Solid Mechanics physics to compute front-surface thermal expansion, then run a parametric sweep on the ring heater power to find the value that minimizes total thermal distortion." |
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