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A Modeling Strategy for Predicting the Properties of Paraffin Wax Actuators

Mann, Arne ; Bürgel, Christoph ; Groche, Peter (2019)
A Modeling Strategy for Predicting the Properties of Paraffin Wax Actuators.
In: Actuators, 2018, 7 (4)
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Item Type: Article
Type of entry: Secondary publication
Title: A Modeling Strategy for Predicting the Properties of Paraffin Wax Actuators
Language: English
Date: 16 January 2019
Place of Publication: Darmstadt
Year of primary publication: 2018
Journal or Publication Title: Actuators
Volume of the journal: 7
Issue Number: 4
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Origin: Secondary publication via sponsored Golden Open Access
Abstract:

In production processes, many adjustment tasks have to be carried out manually. In order to automate these activities, there is a need for cost and space efficient actuators that can provide comparatively high forces. This paper presents a novel actuator concept based on the phase change material paraffin wax. Furthermore, a numerical modelling strategy is introduced enabling the prediction of actuator properties. The model considers paraffin wax as a deformable body. The temperature-dependent volume expansion data of the paraffin wax is obtained experimentally to allow for a realistic description of the thermal-mechanical properties. The simulation is verified, using experimental data from actuators with varying paraffin wax volumes. With a maximum deviation of 6%, the simulations show a good agreement with the experiments.

Identification Number: 81
Status: Publisher's Version
URN: urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-83762
Classification DDC: 600 Technology, medicine, applied sciences > 600 Technology
Divisions: 16 Department of Mechanical Engineering > Institute for Production Engineering and Forming Machines (PtU)
Date Deposited: 16 Jan 2019 14:27
Last Modified: 20 Oct 2023 09:03
URI: https://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/id/eprint/8376
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