Modeling water motion in ionic polymer metal composites

Alain Boldini; Maurizio Porfiri

doi:10.1117/12.2581436

22 March 2021 Modeling water motion in ionic polymer metal composites

Alain Boldini, Maurizio Porfiri

Proceedings Volume 11587, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) XXIII; 115870Z (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2581436
Event: SPIE Smart Structures + Nondestructive Evaluation, 2021, Online Only

Abstract

Ionic polymer metal composites (IPMCs) are porous electroactive polymers that are characterized by a uniquely complex electrochemomechanical coupling. The literature includes several modeling approaches, many of which do not consider the presence of water or include its potential role only implicitly. Here, we propose a finite deformations model for IPMCs that accounts explicitly for the water motion within a thermodynamically consistent framework. Through finite element simulations, we disentangle the contribution of water dynamics on the physics of IPMCs. Such a model could be extended to include solution non-idealities, whose effects is presently elusive in IPMC actuation.

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Alain Boldini and Maurizio Porfiri "Modeling water motion in ionic polymer metal composites", Proc. SPIE 11587, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) XXIII, 115870Z (22 March 2021); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2581436

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