Experimental and numerical investigations of the electro-mechanical response of particle filled elastomers—Part II: Continuum modeling approach

Mehnert M, Faber J, Hossain M, Chester SA, Steinmann P (2022)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2022

Journal

European Journal of Mechanics A-Solids Elsevier

Book Volume: 96

Article Number: 104661

DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechsol.2022.104661

Abstract

A comprehensive experimental study performed under a combination of electro-mechanical loads on a particle-filled silicone as a representative of dielectric elastomers is presented in the Part I of this work (Mehnert et al., submitted, 2021). The constitutive modeling and numerical simulation of electro-active polymers are essential fields of research in order to increase the acceptance of this group of soft smart materials in real-life applications. However, only few contributions containing constitutive modeling approaches are combined with experimental data obtained from electro-mechanically coupled loading conditions due to the complexity of corresponding experiments. In this contribution, we aim to develop an electro-mechanically coupled model, which closely replicates the response of a silicone polymer filled with a high dielectric permittivity filler of varying fractions that are characterized under a combination of electric and mechanical loads. Once the model is calibrated with the experimental data described in Part I of this contribution, it is used for a simple illustrative application example showcasing the capability of the model and the influence of the different material characteristics.

Authors with CRIS profile

Markus Mehnert Lehrstuhl für Technische Mechanik Jessica Faber Lehrstuhl für Technische Mechanik Paul Steinmann Lehrstuhl für Technische Mechanik

Additional Organisation(s)

Graduiertenkolleg 2495 Energiekonvertierungssysteme: von Materialien zu Bauteilen (Energy Conversion Systems: From Materials to Devices)

Involved external institutions

Swansea University

United Kingdom (GB) New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)

United States (USA) (US)

How to cite

APA:

Mehnert, M., Faber, J., Hossain, M., Chester, S.A., & Steinmann, P. (2022). Experimental and numerical investigations of the electro-mechanical response of particle filled elastomers—Part II: Continuum modeling approach. European Journal of Mechanics A-Solids, 96. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.euromechsol.2022.104661

MLA:

Mehnert, Markus, et al. "Experimental and numerical investigations of the electro-mechanical response of particle filled elastomers—Part II: Continuum modeling approach." European Journal of Mechanics A-Solids 96 (2022).

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