Thermal Expansion

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Micro-robots and airplanes with FEAMechanical Engineering:
Micro-robots and airplanes with FEA

Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden
A self-propelled, remote-controlled micro-robot revolutionizes heart surgery via more effective 'peep hole operations' - and the same technology also leads...

Instrumentation Modeling for NASA’s Next Mars Rover MissionAerospace Industry:
Instrumentation Modeling for NASA’s Next Mars Rover Mission

Nasa Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, USA
Scheduled to launch in the fall of 2009 with the goal of reaching Mars in October 2010, NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is a robotic rover that will...

Model Examples

Structural Analysis Presentation, General Introduction: This presentation gives an overview of the capabilities of... Thermo-Mechanical Analysis of a Surface Mounted Resistor: The drive for miniaturizing electronic devices has resulted in...
Heating Circuit: Small-sized heating circuits are used in many applications. For example, in different manufacturing... Deformation of a Thermomechanical Microvalve: Active microvalves are common components in microfluidic systems. In a...
Structural Analysis of an Elbow Bracket: This model performs a structural analysis of an elbow bracket of steel fixed at... Microresistor Beam: The example illustrates the ability to couple thermal, electrical, and structural analysis in the...
Stress-Optical Effects in Waveguide: Planar photonic waveguides in silica (SiO2) have a great potential for use in... Spinning Gear: One way to fasten a gear to a shaft is by thermal interference. In preparation of the assembly, the shaft...
Viscoelastic Material Model: Viscoelastic materials have a time-dependent response, even if the loading is constant.... Viscoplastic Creep in Solder Joints: This example studies viscoplastic creep in solder joints under thermal loading...
Heat Generation in a Vibrating Structure: When a structure is subjected to high frequency vibrations, a significant... Diesel Engine Piston: In this model, a diesel engine piston is studied at steady-state conditions, that is, at a...
Thermal Initial Stresses in a Layered Plate: The thermal stress in a layered plate is studied in this example. A... Thermal Drift in a Microwave Filter Cavity: Microwave filters are used to eliminate unwanted frequency components in...
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