On the Modeling of Electromechanical Coupling in Electroactive Polymers Using the Mixed Finite Element Formulation

Mahmood Jabareen

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.piutam.2014.12.012

On the Modeling of Electromechanical Coupling in Electroactive Polymers Using the Mixed Finite Element Formulation

Mahmood Jabareen

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Due to the large strain capability, electroactive polymers (EAPs) are promising materials for several engineering applications, for example: they can be used as actuators, and sensors in cameras, pumps, valves, etc. Generally speaking, the mode of action in EAPs is based on Coulomb forces generated by electric fields that cause the polymer membrane to contract in the thickness direction. In the present paper, a mixed finite element formulation was developed for modeling the electromechanical coupling and for simulations concerning electroactive polymers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	105-115
Number of pages	11
Journal	Procedia IUTAM
Volume	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.piutam.2014.12.012
State	Published - 2015
Event	IUTAM Symposium on Mechanics of Soft Active Materials, SAM 2014 - Haifa, Israel Duration: 12 May 2014 → 15 May 2014

Keywords

Electroactive polymers
Electromechanical coupling
Finite deformation
Mixed finite element formulation

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Mechanical Engineering

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On the Modeling of Electromechanical Coupling in Electroactive Polymers Using the Mixed Finite Element Formulation

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