Electrical Resistance and Natural Convection Heat Transfer Modeling of Shape Memory Alloy Wires

Shape memory alloy (SMA) wires are becoming increasingly popular as actuators in automotive applications due to properties such as large recovery strain, low weight, and silent actuation. The length change and thus actuation in SMA wires occur when the wire is heated, usually by passing a direct cur...

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Main Author: Eisakhani, Anita
Language:en
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10012/6571