A Finite Element Method for Inhomogeneous Deformation of Viscoelastic Dielectric Elastomers

被引：30
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作者：
Foo, Choon Chiang [1 ]
Zhang, Zhi-Qian [1 ]
机构：
[1] ASTAR, Inst High Performance Comp, Singapore 138632, Singapore
来源：
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED MECHANICS | 2015年 / 7卷 / 05期
关键词：
Viscoelasticity; dielectric elastomer; electromechanical coupling; finite element method; STRAIN; INSTABILITY; MECHANISMS; ACTUATORS; BEHAVIOR; RUBBER;
D O I：
10.1142/S1758825115500696
中图分类号：
O3 [力学];
学科分类号：
08 ; 0801 ;
摘要：
Viscoelasticity is known to adversely affect the performance of a dielectric elastomer actuator and limit its application. In this paper, we present a finite element method for dielectric elastomers based on a nonlinear field theory that couples viscoelasticity and electrostatics. This method is implemented in a commercial finite element software. We use the method to solve electromechanical coupling problems of viscoelastic dielectric elastomers under inhomogeneous deformation in various configurations.
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