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Multi-physical modeling for electro- Transport and deformation of ionic polymer metal composites

  • Zicai Zhu
  • , Hualing Chen
  • , Yongquan Wang
  • , Bo Li
  • Xi'an Jiaotong University

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Abstract

A multi-physical model of ionic polymer metal composites (IPMCs) is presented in this paper when they deform under an applied voltage. It is composed of two parts, which describe the dynamic electro- Transport and the large deformation respectively. The first part describes the ion and water molecule transport, the equations of which are derived using the thermodynamics of irreversible process. Besides the gradient of the electric potential and the concentration usually considered in the previous models of IPMCs, the hydrostatic pressure gradient is confirmed to be one of the main factors induced the mass transport. The second states the eigen strain induced by the redistribution of ion and water molecule and reveals the stress field from micro to macro scale by the method of micromechanics. The elastic stress balanced with the eigen-stress including the hydrostatic pressure can influence the distribution of ion and water molecule reversely. To explore the reasonable mechanisms of the relaxation phenomena, various kinds of eigen-stresses are discussed here and preliminary numerical results evaluating deformation are given based on the classical Na+ Nafion type IPMC. It's obtained that the osmotic pressure is an indispensable eigen-stress to explain the complicated deformation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationElectroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices, EAPAD 2012
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Print)9780819489975
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
EventSPIE Electroactive Polymers Actuators and Devices Conference, EAPAD 2012 - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: 12 Mar 201215 Mar 2012

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume8340
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceSPIE Electroactive Polymers Actuators and Devices Conference, EAPAD 2012
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period12/03/1215/03/12

Keywords

  • eigen stress
  • ion and water transport
  • Ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMCs)
  • multi-physical model
  • osmotic pressure

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