Numerical modelling of nonlinear thermo-electro-elasticity

Mehnert, M., Pelteret, J.-P. and Steinmann, P. (2017) Numerical modelling of nonlinear thermo-electro-elasticity. Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, 22(11), pp. 2196-2213. (doi: 10.1177/1081286517729867)

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Abstract

This work presents the numerical modelling of nonlinear thermo-electro-elasticity in the context of electro-active polymers (EAPs). EAPs are characterised by their electro-mechanical coupling behaviour that converts electrical into mechanical energy. As polymeric materials in general are sensitive to the influence of temperature, thermal effects play an important role in the material behaviour of EAPs. Based on a thermo-electro-mechanically coupled constitutive framework presented in an earlier contribution, a variational formulation is developed and the finite-element method is employed to solve the nonlinear thermo-electro-mechanical coupling problem. The numerical implementation is studied by means of several examples.

Item Type:Articles
Additional Information:The authors acknowledge the funding received within the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (project number STE 544/52-1). J-P Pelteret and P Steinmann would like to express their sincere gratitude for the funding by the European Research Council (ERC) (advanced grant 289049 MOCOPOLY).
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Steinmann, Professor Paul
Authors: Mehnert, M., Pelteret, J.-P., and Steinmann, P.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Infrastructure and Environment
Journal Name:Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids
Publisher:SAGE
ISSN:1081-2865
ISSN (Online):1741-3028
Published Online:17 September 2017

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