Ion-exchange Polymer-Metal Composites(IPMCs)gain huge attentions due to large deformation,rapid electromechanical response,and high energy conversion efficiency.Deflection of IPMC arises from the volumetric swelling e...Ion-exchange Polymer-Metal Composites(IPMCs)gain huge attentions due to large deformation,rapid electromechanical response,and high energy conversion efficiency.Deflection of IPMC arises from the volumetric swelling effect induced by the concentration gradient of hydrated cations between the two electrodes,thus the volume of hydrated cation deter-mines the motion magnitude and direction of IPMC.H ion is one of the most commonly used driving cations for IPMC.However,due to its unique characteristics,particularly the inability to accurately quantify its hydration volume,existing literatures primarily focus on the physical driving models for metallic cations,i.e.,Na+,no driving model for the H ion is reported until now.This paper proposes a novel model of H ion escape from the water's body-centered cubic lattice to count the hydration volume.Number(n)of water molecules carried by the H ion is solved by combining the Lennard-Jones potential energy function with Maxwell's velocity distribution.The specific n value is equivalent to 4.04 for the H ion inside Nafion electrolyte under a 3.0 V DC electric field.Substituting it into the classic Friction Model(proposed by Tadokoro et al.at 2000),actuation behaviors of H ion driven IPMC were therefore achieved through Matlab calculations and Abaqus simulations.The calculated results of dynamic displacement and force highly match to the experimental data form the Nafion IPMC actuator driven by same electric field,showing a highly reliability of the established escape model.展开更多
IPMC(ion-exchange polymer metal com-posite)离子交换聚合物-金属复合材料)是一种人工肌肉材料,其较低的驱动电压能产生较大的位移变形,研究了IPMC这种智能材料的输出力特性。实验选取了不同电压幅值,不同频率的方波、三角波、正弦波...IPMC(ion-exchange polymer metal com-posite)离子交换聚合物-金属复合材料)是一种人工肌肉材料,其较低的驱动电压能产生较大的位移变形,研究了IPMC这种智能材料的输出力特性。实验选取了不同电压幅值,不同频率的方波、三角波、正弦波3种波形作为电激励信号,通过力传感器实测了IPMC试样末端的输出力。结果表明,随着电压幅值的增大,其输出力也增大;随着电刺激信号频率的降低,其输出力也增大;而波形对其输出力影响不显著。展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundations of China(52275295)Central Plains Science and Technology Innovation Leading Talents(234200510026).
文摘Ion-exchange Polymer-Metal Composites(IPMCs)gain huge attentions due to large deformation,rapid electromechanical response,and high energy conversion efficiency.Deflection of IPMC arises from the volumetric swelling effect induced by the concentration gradient of hydrated cations between the two electrodes,thus the volume of hydrated cation deter-mines the motion magnitude and direction of IPMC.H ion is one of the most commonly used driving cations for IPMC.However,due to its unique characteristics,particularly the inability to accurately quantify its hydration volume,existing literatures primarily focus on the physical driving models for metallic cations,i.e.,Na+,no driving model for the H ion is reported until now.This paper proposes a novel model of H ion escape from the water's body-centered cubic lattice to count the hydration volume.Number(n)of water molecules carried by the H ion is solved by combining the Lennard-Jones potential energy function with Maxwell's velocity distribution.The specific n value is equivalent to 4.04 for the H ion inside Nafion electrolyte under a 3.0 V DC electric field.Substituting it into the classic Friction Model(proposed by Tadokoro et al.at 2000),actuation behaviors of H ion driven IPMC were therefore achieved through Matlab calculations and Abaqus simulations.The calculated results of dynamic displacement and force highly match to the experimental data form the Nafion IPMC actuator driven by same electric field,showing a highly reliability of the established escape model.
文摘IPMC(ion-exchange polymer metal com-posite)离子交换聚合物-金属复合材料)是一种人工肌肉材料,其较低的驱动电压能产生较大的位移变形,研究了IPMC这种智能材料的输出力特性。实验选取了不同电压幅值,不同频率的方波、三角波、正弦波3种波形作为电激励信号,通过力传感器实测了IPMC试样末端的输出力。结果表明,随着电压幅值的增大,其输出力也增大;随着电刺激信号频率的降低,其输出力也增大;而波形对其输出力影响不显著。
