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Simulation of an Adaptive Fluid-Membrane Piezoelectric Lens
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: Received: 17 October 2019 / Approved: 21 October 2019 / Online: 21 October 2019 (13:02:57 CEST)
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Bettaswamy Gowda, H.G.; Wallrabe, U. Simulation of an Adaptive Fluid-Membrane Piezoelectric Lens. Micromachines 2019, 10, 797. Bettaswamy Gowda, H.G.; Wallrabe, U. Simulation of an Adaptive Fluid-Membrane Piezoelectric Lens. Micromachines 2019, 10, 797.
Abstract
In this paper, we present a finite element simulation of an adaptive piezoelectric fluid-membrane lens modeled in COMSOL Multiphysics. The simulation couples the piezoelectric effect with the fluid dynamics to model the interaction between piezoelectric forces and fluid forces. Also, the simulation is extended to model the thermal expansion of the fluid. Finally, we compare the simulation and experimental results of the adaptive lens refractive power at different actuation levels and temperatures.
Keywords
adaptive lens; piezoelectric devices; fluid-structure interaction; moving mesh; thermal expansion.
Subject
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
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