Type of Document |
Master's Thesis |
Author |
Pedchenko, Alexander Vadimovich
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Author's Email Address |
apedchenko@gmail.com |
URN |
etd-02252014-172751 |
Title |
Design and Finite Element Modeling of a High Energy Density Strain Energy Accumulator |
Degree |
Master of Science |
Department |
Mechanical Engineering |
Advisory Committee |
Advisor Name |
Title |
Eric J Barth |
Committee Chair |
Michael Goldfarb |
Committee Member |
Thomas J Withrow |
Committee Member |
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Keywords |
- energy storage
- hyperelastic modeling
- accumulator design
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Date of Defense |
2011-04-02 |
Availability |
unrestricted |
Abstract
This thesis provides an overview of the design and modeling of a hydraulic strain energy accumulator made out of an elastomeric material. The document first presents the theory and reasoning behind the design and fabrication of such a device. Next in the manuscript is a description of low-pressure prototype testing and discussion of the associated relevant findings. Then, the document expounds on the difficulties of modeling the behavior of a full-scale prototype of said device; a solution is subsequently offered by presenting full-scale behavior simulation results obtained with the use of the ABAQUS finite element analysis software package.
The thesis is concluded with a description of future work aimed at increasing model fidelity and creating an experimental setup suitable for testing the performance of the first full-scale strain energy accumulators.
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