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Modeling and simulation of magnetorheological elastomers: A comparison of continuum and dipole approaches
Author(s) -
Metsch Philipp,
Romeis Dirk,
Saphiannikova Marina,
Kästner Markus
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pamm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1617-7061
DOI - 10.1002/pamm.201710233
Subject(s) - magnetorheological fluid , microscale chemistry , isotropy , dipole , elastomer , statistical physics , materials science , mechanics , physics , classical mechanics , magnetic field , mathematics , composite material , optics , mathematics education , quantum mechanics
In the present work, a comparison of the results of a microscale continuum and a dipolar mean‐field approach with regard to their predictions for the magnetostrictive response of magnetorheological elastomers is presented. It turns out that – for random, isotropic microstructures – there is a very good agreement between both modeling strategies. This is in contrast to former comparisons of continuum and other dipole approaches, which have shown considerable deviations. (© 2017 Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)