A thermodynamic model for ionic polymer-metal composites and finite volume-finite element solution Academic Article

abstract

• The transient electromechanical response of an ionic polymer-metal composite (IPMC) is modeled within a thermodynamic framework using the Euler-Bernoulli beam theory coupled with electrostatically driven diffusion to account for the flow of the ionic fluid phase. A finite volume-finite element model to handle general electromechanical load conditions has been developed based on the new beam theory. The model has been shown to simulate various electromechanical responses of IPMC strips including initial overshoot followed by a back-relaxation, and anode and cathode side equilibrium configurations. Water-polymer interaction has been shown to be sufficient to capture these responses. The model can be used in both actuator and sensor applications of IPMC beams. 2013 Elsevier Ltd.

authors

• Reddy, Junuthula
• Srinivasa, Arun

published proceedings

• COMPOSITE STRUCTURES

author list (cited authors)

• Arumugam, J., Srinivasa, A., & Reddy, J. N.

citation count

• 3

complete list of authors

• Arumugam, Jayavel||Srinivasa, Arun||Reddy, JN

publication date

• December 2013

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Composite Structures  Journal

keywords

• Electromechanical Response
• Electrostatically Driven Diffusion
• Finite Volume-finite Element Model
• Numerical Results
• Polymer Metal Composite
• Thermodynamic Framework

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.compstruct.2013.05.053

start page

• 461

end page

• 469

volume

• 106

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2013.05.053