Applications of ATILA FEM Software to Smart Materials

<p>Contributor contact details</p> <p>Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials</p> <p>Part I: Introduction to the ATILA finite element method (FEM) software</p> <p>Chapter 1: Overview of the ATILA finite element method (FEM) software code</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>1.1 An introduction to finite element analysis</p> <p>1.2 Defining the equations for the problem</p> <p>1.3 Application of the finite element method (FEM)</p> <p>1.4 Finite element method (FEM) simulation examples</p> <p>1.5 Conclusion</p> <p>Chapter 2: The capabilities of the new version of ATILA</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>2.1 Introduction</p> <p>2.2 The new version of ATILA</p> <p>2.3 Pre- and post-processor GiD</p> <p>2.4 New capacities in ATILA/GiD</p> <p>2.5 Time comparison between ATILA and ATILA++</p> <p>2.6 Conclusion</p> <p>Chapter 3: Loss integration in ATILA software</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>3.1 Introduction: nonlinear and hysteresis characteristics</p> <p>3.2 Heat generation</p> <p>3.3 Hysteresis estimation program</p> <p>3.4 Conclusion</p> <p>Part II: Case studies of finite element modelling using ATILA</p> <p>Chapter 4: Finite element analysis of flexural vibration of orthogonally stiffened cylindrical shells with ATILA</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>4.1 Introduction</p> <p>4.2 Shell formulation</p> <p>4.3 Stiffened shell finite element</p> <p>4.4 Validation</p> <p>4.5 Conclusion</p> <p>Chapter 5: Utilization of piezoelectric polarization in ATILA: usual to original</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>5.1 Introduction</p> <p>5.2 Piezoelectric effect</p> <p>5.3 Utilization of the Cartesian polarization: Cartesian coordinates</p> <p>5.4 Utilization of the Cartesian polarization: cylindrical coordinates</p> <p>5.5 Utilization of the cylindrical polarization: cylindrical coordinates</p> <p>5.6 Original polarization</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>5.7 Conclusion</p> <p>Chapter 6: Time domain analysis of piezoelectric devices with the transient module in ATILA</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>6.1 Introduction</p> <p>6.2 Key design issues and parameters</p> <p>6.3 Step-by-step use of ATILA transient module</p> <p>6.4 Conclusion and future trends</p> <p>Chapter 7: Designing ultrasonic motors (USM) with ATILA</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>7.1 Introduction</p> <p>7.2 Procedure for finite element method (FEM) analysis – ATILA</p> <p>7.3 Tiny ultrasonic motor (USM)</p> <p>7.4 Butterfly-shaped ultrasonic linear motor</p> <p>7.5 Conclusions</p> <p>Chapter 8: Piezocomposite applications of ATILA</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>8.1 Introduction</p> <p>8.2 General formulation</p> <p>8.3 Transmission coefficient of an Alberich coating</p> <p>8.4 1–3 piezocomposite</p> <p>8.5 Conclusion</p> <p>Chapter 9: Phononic crystal (PC) applications of ATILA</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>9.1 Introduction</p> <p>9.2 General formulation</p> <p>9.3 Phononic crystals for guiding applications</p> <p>9.4 Phononic crystals for negative refraction applications</p> <p>9.5 Conclusion</p> <p>Chapter 10: Studying the behavior of piezoelectric single crystals for sonar using ATILA</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>10.1 Introduction</p> <p>10.2 State of the art single crystal technology</p> <p>10.3 Modeling the behavior of single crystal materials using ATILA software</p> <p>10.4 The experiment</p> <p>10.5 Analysis of results</p> <p>10.6 The analytic model</p> <p>10.7 Conclusion</p> <p>10.8 Acknowledgments</p> <p>Chapter 11: Thermal analysis in piezoelectric and magnetostrictive materials using ATILA</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>11.1 Introduction</p> <p>11.2 Heat generation in piezoelectric materials</p> <p>11.3 Implementation of ATILA for the thermal analysis of piezoelectric materials</p> <p>11.4 Strains and stresses in piezoelectric materials caused by thermal effects</p> <p>11.5 Numerical validation of the model</p> <p>11.6 Experimental validation of the model</p> <p>11.7 Heat generation in magnetostrictive materials</p> <p>11.8 Temperature in an internal cavity in a magnetostrictive transducer</p> <p>11.9 Conclusion</p> <p>Chapter 12: Modelling the damping of piezoelectric structures with ATILA</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>12.1 Introduction</p> <p>12.2 Circuit coupled simulation method</p> <p>12.3 Semi-active damping method</p> <p>12.4 Applications</p> <p>Chapter 13: Modelling the behaviour of single crystal devices with ATILA: the effect of temperature and stress on a single crystal bar, tonpilz and sphere submitted to a harmonic analysis</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>13.1 Introduction</p> <p>13.2 Single crystal dependence</p> <p>13.3 Non-linear analysis</p> <p>13.4 Harmonic analysis of a length expander bar with parallel field</p> <p>13.5 Harmonic analysis of a single crystal tonpilz transducer</p> <p>13.6 Harmonic analysis of a single crystal bar with a bolt</p> <p>13.7 Harmonic analysis of a single crystal thin sphere in air</p> <p>13.8 Harmonic analysis of a single crystal thin shell in water: an analytical solution</p> <p>13.9 Conclusion</p> <p>Index</p>