A thermomechanical model for chemically decomposing composites--II. Application

摘要

A thermomechanical model for thermochemically decomposing composites developed by Wu and Katsube is cast into a finite element formulation. The developed code is applied to two initial boundary value problems simulating laboratory experiments known as restrained thermal growth tests and free thermal expansion tests. Excellent agreement between the theoretical predictions and experimental data is shown. This experimental verification demonstrates the validity of the physical model used in the finite element formulation.