{"id":49861,"date":"2020-11-15T15:12:11","date_gmt":"2020-11-15T15:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/topic\/simulation-of-dielectric-elastomer-actuator\/"},"modified":"2020-11-15T15:12:11","modified_gmt":"2020-11-15T15:12:11","slug":"simulation-of-dielectric-elastomer-actuator","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/simulation-of-dielectric-elastomer-actuator\/","title":{"rendered":"Simulation of Dielectric Elastomer Actuator"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"Item-Body\">\n<div class=\"Message userContent\">\n<p>I am trying to simulate Dielectric Elastomer Actuator under cyclic loading. I have already define my material using the curve fitting as you can see in the attached zip file. The material I am using is Sylgard 184.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The circles on the geometry surface represent the electrodes and I drawn them by using FaceSplit and I don&#039;t know if this is the way to represent the electrodes and how the load is distributed when applying load to it. I also tried to do static simulation by applying pressure in both side of the elastomer and I notice that both pressures are not perpendicular to each other,&nbsp;and the pressure is not distributed evenly, any ideas how I can solve this?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I also added in the zip file a photo of the elastomer and it is fixed by a rigid frame from the top and bottom, in ANSYS I fixed all the four side of the elastomer. I&nbsp;really do not know how to start I have tried to look for any reference that can help but I cant find. I don not know how I can apply cyclic voltages under different frequencies on to my elastomer. By the way, I was using Sine wave to apply the load onto the elastomer during the experimental test .&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What I want to achieve from the simulation is:&nbsp;finding the deformation of the elastomer under different voltages and frequencies. And I don&#039;t know if it is really possible to preform this kind of simulation with the student version. 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