The purpose of this paper is to present an electro-thermo-structural analysis based on the cell method (CM).Design/methodology/approach - CM is useful for solving coupled problems when the same geometrical discretization can be adopted for different phenomena. In this case, the same geometrical structures and operators can be used, leading to a simplification of the numerical model.Findings - In order to asses the performance of the proposed coupling scheme, results have been compared with values measured on a carbon-fiber specimen heated by an electric current and with an applied the mechanical load.Originality/value - A new dynamic coupling scheme based on the CM has been proposed and assessed with respect to measurements. A good agreement between model results and measurements has been shown, at least until second order effects appears, like the breaking of some fibers of the specimen or high-temperature effects on epoxy resin.

Experimental Validation of a Numerical Multiphysics Technique for Electro-Thermo-Mechanical Problem / Delprete, Cristiana; Freschi, Fabio; Repetto, Maurizio; Rosso, Carlo. - In: COMPEL. - ISSN 0332-1649. - ELETTRONICO. - 29:6(2010), pp. 1642-1652. [10.1108/03321641011078706]

Experimental Validation of a Numerical Multiphysics Technique for Electro-Thermo-Mechanical Problem

DELPRETE, CRISTIANA;FRESCHI, FABIO;REPETTO, MAURIZIO;ROSSO, CARLO
2010

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to present an electro-thermo-structural analysis based on the cell method (CM).Design/methodology/approach - CM is useful for solving coupled problems when the same geometrical discretization can be adopted for different phenomena. In this case, the same geometrical structures and operators can be used, leading to a simplification of the numerical model.Findings - In order to asses the performance of the proposed coupling scheme, results have been compared with values measured on a carbon-fiber specimen heated by an electric current and with an applied the mechanical load.Originality/value - A new dynamic coupling scheme based on the CM has been proposed and assessed with respect to measurements. A good agreement between model results and measurements has been shown, at least until second order effects appears, like the breaking of some fibers of the specimen or high-temperature effects on epoxy resin.
2010
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