A Modeling Strategy for Predicting the Properties of Paraffin Wax Actuators

In production processes, many adjustment tasks have to be carried out manually. In order to automate these activities, there is a need for cost and space efficient actuators that can provide comparatively high forces. This paper presents a novel actuator concept based on the phase change material pa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Arne Mann, Christoph Maria Bürgel, Peter Groche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-11-01
Series:Actuators
Subjects:
FEM
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0825/7/4/81