Topology optimization of contact-aided thermo-mechanical regulators
<|reference_start|>Topology optimization of contact-aided thermo-mechanical regulators: Topology optimization is used to systematically design contact-aided thermo-mechanical regulators, i.e. components whose effective thermal conductivity is tunable by mechanical deformation and contact. The thermo-mechanical interactions are modeled using a fully coupled non-linear thermo-mechanical finite element framework. To obtain the intricate heat transfer response, the components leverage self-contact, which is modeled using a third medium contact method. The effective heat transfer properties of the regulators are tuned by solving a topology optimization problem using a traditional gradient based algorithm. Several designs of thermo-mechanical regulators in the form of switches, diodes and triodes are presented.<|reference_end|>
@article{dalklint2024topology,
    title={Topology optimization of contact-aided thermo-mechanical regulators},
    author={Anna Dalklint, Joe Alexandersen, Andreas Henrik Frederiksen,
  Konstantinos Poulios and Ole Sigmund},
    journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.00865},
    year={2024},
    archivePrefix={arXiv},
    eprint={2406.00865},
    primaryClass={cs.CE}
}