Manual Comsol Multiphysics

Comsol Multiphysics
Installation and Operations Guide

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VERSION 4.2

Benelux
COMSOL BV Röntgenlaan 37 2719 DX Zoetermeer The Netherlands  +31 (0) 79 363 4230   +31 (0) 79 361 4212  info@comsol.nl  www.comsol.nl

India
COMSOL Multiphysics Pvt. Ltd. Esquire Centre,  C-Block, 3rd Floor No. 9, M. G. Road Bangalore 560001 Karnataka  +91-80-4092-3859  +91-80-4092-3856 info@comsol.co.in  www.comsol.co.in

United Kingdom
COMSOL Ltd. UH Innovation Centre College Lane Hatfield Hertfordshire AL10 9AB  +44-(0)-1707 636020  +44-(0)-1707 284746  info.uk@comsol.com  www.uk.comsol.com

Denmark
COMSOL A/S Diplomvej 381  2800 Kgs. Lyngby  +45 88 70 82 00  +45 88 70 80 90  info@comsol.dk  www.comsol.dk

United States Italy
COMSOL S.r.l.Via Vittorio Emanuele II, 22 25122 Brescia  +39-030-3793800  +39-030-3793899  info.it@comsol.com  www.it.comsol.com COMSOL, Inc. 1 New England Executive Park Suite 350 Burlington, MA 01803  +1-781-273-3322  +1-781-273-6603 COMSOL, Inc. 10850 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 800 Los Angeles, CA 90024  +1-310-441-4800  +1-310-441-0868 COMSOL, Inc. 744 Cowper Street Palo Alto, CA94301  +1-650-324-9935  +1-650-324-9936  info@comsol.com  www.comsol.com For a complete list of  international representatives, visit  www.comsol.com/contact

Finland
COMSOL OY Arabiankatu 12  FIN-00560 Helsinki  +358 9 2510 400  +358 9 2510 4010  info@comsol.fi  www.comsol.fi

Norway
COMSOL AS Postboks 5673 Sluppen Søndre gate 7 NO-7485 Trondheim  +47 73 84 24 00 +47 73 84 24 01  info@comsol.no  www.comsol.no

France
COMSOL France WTC, 5 pl. Robert Schuman F-38000 Grenoble  +33 (0)4 76 46 49 01  +33 (0)4 76 46 07 42  info@comsol.fr  www.comsol.fr

Sweden
COMSOL AB Tegnérgatan 23 SE-111 40 Stockholm  +46 8 412 95 00  +46 8 412 95 10  info@comsol.se  www.comsol.se

Germany
COMSOL Multiphysics GmbH Berliner Str. 4 D-37073Göttingen  +49-551-99721-0  +49-551-99721-29  info@comsol.de  www.comsol.de

Home Page
 www.comsol.com

Switzerland
COMSOL Multiphysics GmbH Technoparkstrasse 1 CH-8005 Zürich  +41 (0)44 445 2140  +41 (0)44 445 2141  info@ch.comsol.com  www.ch.comsol.com

COMSOL User Forums
 www.comsol.com/ community/forums

COMSOL Multiphysics Installation and Operations Guide 1998–2011 COMSOL
Protected by U.S. Patents 7,519,518; 7,596,474; and 7,623,991. Patents pending. This Documentation and the Programs described herein are furnished under the COMSOL Software License Agreement (www.comsol.com/sla) and may be used or copied only under the terms of the license agreement. COMSOL, COMSOL Desktop, COMSOL Multiphysics, and LiveLink are registered trademarks or trademarks ofCOMSOL AB. Other product or brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Version: Part No. CM010002 May 2011 COMSOL 4.2

C o n t e n t s
Chapter 1: Introduction
General Tips 8 COMSOL Release Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Introduction to COMSOL Multiphysics and Online Help . . . . . . . . 8 Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 10 Typographical Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 General System Requirements for Windows, Linux, or Mac Computers . . 12

Chapter 2: Installing and Running on Windows
System Requirements 14 System Requirements for Microsoft Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 LiveLink for MATLAB Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Products for CAD Interoperability . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Parallel System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Internet Protocol Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Installing COMSOL 18

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Installing COMSOL 4.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Cluster Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26...