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Influence of mechanical force field on the electromechanical stability of dielectric elastomers

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Abstract

Arbitrary free energy functions, as is proposed by Zhao and Suo, can be applied to analyze the electromechanical stability of the dielectric elastomer. To study the electromechanical stability of mechanical force field placed on dielectric elastomer, variable free energy functions are applied to analyze the mechanical performance of dielectric elastomer. The relation among critical nominal electric field, critical real electric field, nominal stress and mechanical force field is derived, which agrees well with the experimental results. Such a result is capable of understanding better the stability conditions of dielectric elastomers and furthermore guiding the design and manufacture of sensors and actuators based on dielectric elastomers.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFourth International Conference on Experimental Mechanics
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event4th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics - Singapore, Singapore
Duration: 18 Nov 200920 Nov 2009

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume7522
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

Conference4th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics
Country/TerritorySingapore
CitySingapore
Period18/11/0920/11/09

Keywords

  • Dielectric elastomer
  • Mechanical force field
  • Stability analysis

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