- componentAn integer corresponding to the direction in order parameter space this kernel acts in (e.g. for unrotated functionals 0 for q_x, 1 for q_y, 2 for q_z).
C++ Type:unsigned int
Controllable:No
Description:An integer corresponding to the direction in order parameter space this kernel acts in (e.g. for unrotated functionals 0 for q_x, 1 for q_y, 2 for q_z).
- potential_E_intThe electrostatic potential
C++ Type:std::vector<VariableName>
Controllable:No
Description:The electrostatic potential
- variableThe name of the variable that this residual object operates on
C++ Type:NonlinearVariableName
Controllable:No
Description:The name of the variable that this residual object operates on
ConversePiezoelectricStrain
Calculates the residual for additional piezoelectric strain arising in the conditions for mechanical equilibrium.
Overview
This object computes the residual and jacobian contributions for the elastic displacement vector . In the linear limit, the constitutive governing equation for piezoelectricity is
where are the components of the elastic stiffness tensor of rank four, elastic strain tensor of rank two, and the electric field vector components . The direct piezoeletric coefficient is of rank three. This is equivalently the equation for mechanical equilibrium with coupling to the electric field, . Note that the strain tensor is defined in the usual way, . Einstein summation is implied. Multiplying both sides by a test function and integrating over the volume yields
Using integration by parts and substituting gives,
Note that this shows that the TensorMechanics Action system automatically sets up and handles the first term in the above equation (corresponding to the StressDivergence Kernel). Therefore, one needs TensorMechanics active in the Kernels block of their input files. We should also note that we perform the tensor contraction of outside of ConversePiezoelectricStrain in the Materials object ComputePiezoTensor. Due to the properties of the test function, the surface terms vanish and we are left with the residual contribution to due to the converse piezoelectric strain,
The on-diagonal jacobian contributions are calculated as,
since this term does not explicitly depend on . The off-diagonal jacobian contributions are are
with a shape function of the finite element method.
Example Input File Syntax
Input Parameters
- blockThe list of blocks (ids or names) that this object will be applied
C++ Type:std::vector<SubdomainName>
Controllable:No
Description:The list of blocks (ids or names) that this object will be applied
- displacementsThe displacements
C++ Type:std::vector<VariableName>
Controllable:No
Description:The displacements
- len_scale1the length scale of the unit
Default:1
C++ Type:double
Controllable:No
Description:the length scale of the unit
- prop_getter_suffixAn optional suffix parameter that can be appended to any attempt to retrieve/get material properties. The suffix will be prepended with a '_' character.
C++ Type:MaterialPropertyName
Controllable:No
Description:An optional suffix parameter that can be appended to any attempt to retrieve/get material properties. The suffix will be prepended with a '_' character.
Optional Parameters
- absolute_value_vector_tagsThe tags for the vectors this residual object should fill with the absolute value of the residual contribution
C++ Type:std::vector<TagName>
Controllable:No
Description:The tags for the vectors this residual object should fill with the absolute value of the residual contribution
- extra_matrix_tagsThe extra tags for the matrices this Kernel should fill
C++ Type:std::vector<TagName>
Controllable:No
Description:The extra tags for the matrices this Kernel should fill
- extra_vector_tagsThe extra tags for the vectors this Kernel should fill
C++ Type:std::vector<TagName>
Controllable:No
Description:The extra tags for the vectors this Kernel should fill
- matrix_tagssystemThe tag for the matrices this Kernel should fill
Default:system
C++ Type:MultiMooseEnum
Controllable:No
Description:The tag for the matrices this Kernel should fill
- vector_tagsnontimeThe tag for the vectors this Kernel should fill
Default:nontime
C++ Type:MultiMooseEnum
Controllable:No
Description:The tag for the vectors this Kernel should fill
Tagging Parameters
- control_tagsAdds user-defined labels for accessing object parameters via control logic.
C++ Type:std::vector<std::string>
Controllable:No
Description:Adds user-defined labels for accessing object parameters via control logic.
- diag_save_inThe name of auxiliary variables to save this Kernel's diagonal Jacobian contributions to. Everything about that variable must match everything about this variable (the type, what blocks it's on, etc.)
C++ Type:std::vector<AuxVariableName>
Controllable:No
Description:The name of auxiliary variables to save this Kernel's diagonal Jacobian contributions to. Everything about that variable must match everything about this variable (the type, what blocks it's on, etc.)
- enableTrueSet the enabled status of the MooseObject.
Default:True
C++ Type:bool
Controllable:Yes
Description:Set the enabled status of the MooseObject.
- implicitTrueDetermines whether this object is calculated using an implicit or explicit form
Default:True
C++ Type:bool
Controllable:No
Description:Determines whether this object is calculated using an implicit or explicit form
- save_inThe name of auxiliary variables to save this Kernel's residual contributions to. Everything about that variable must match everything about this variable (the type, what blocks it's on, etc.)
C++ Type:std::vector<AuxVariableName>
Controllable:No
Description:The name of auxiliary variables to save this Kernel's residual contributions to. Everything about that variable must match everything about this variable (the type, what blocks it's on, etc.)
- seed0The seed for the master random number generator
Default:0
C++ Type:unsigned int
Controllable:No
Description:The seed for the master random number generator
- use_displaced_meshFalseWhether or not this object should use the displaced mesh for computation. Note that in the case this is true but no displacements are provided in the Mesh block the undisplaced mesh will still be used.
Default:False
C++ Type:bool
Controllable:No
Description:Whether or not this object should use the displaced mesh for computation. Note that in the case this is true but no displacements are provided in the Mesh block the undisplaced mesh will still be used.