Thermo-Electro-Mechanical Simulation of Electro-Active Composites
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Abstract
In this contribution, a computational thermo-electro-mechanical framework is considered, to simulate coupling between the mechanical, electrical and thermal fields, in nonhomogeneous electro-active materials. A thermo-electro-mechanical material model and a mixed Q1P0 finite element framework are described and used for the simulations. Finite element simulations of the response of heterogeneous structures consisting of a soft matrix and a stiff incluison are considered. The behavior of the composite material is studied for varying initial temperatures, different volume fractions and various aspect ratios of the inclusion. For some of the examples, the response of the structure beyond a limit point of electro-mechanical instability is traced. Regarding the soft matrix of the composite, thermal properties of silicone rubber at normal conditions have been obtained by molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The material parameters obtained by MD simulations are used within the finite element simulations.
Details
Original language | English |
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Article number | 783 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Materials |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
Scopus | 85123048538 |
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