Modeling the behavior of heat-shrinkable thin films

Authors

Pavel Bělík, Augsburg UniversityFollow
Bob Jennings, Structural Adhesives BTO
Mikhail M. Shvartsman, University of St. Thomas, Minnesota
Christina U. Thomas, Safety, Security and Protection Services Business Laboratory

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-2009

DOI

10.1007/s10659-009-9194-4

Abstract

We describe an asymptotic model for the behavior of PET-like heat-shrinkable thin films that includes both membrane and bending energies when the thickness of the film is positive. We compare the model to Koiter’s shell model and to models in which a membrane energy or a bending energy are obtained by Γ-convergence techniques. We also provide computational results for various temperature distributions applied to the films.

Comments

The final publication is available at Springer via https://doi.org/10.1007/s10659-009-9194-4

Recommended Citation

Bělík, Pavel; Jennings, Bob; Shvartsman, Mikhail M.; and Thomas, Christina U., "Modeling the behavior of heat-shrinkable thin films" (2009). Faculty Authored Articles. 5.
https://idun.augsburg.edu/faculty_scholarship/5