Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : October 08, 2016 - October 10, 2016
In this study, we analyze swelling-induced inhomogeneous deformation in swollen elastomers using two scaling exponents. Two scaling exponents are introduced into the Flory-Rehner free energy function, and the values are adjusted to fit the swelling dependence on elastic properties of swollen elastomers. A model with two layers is analyzed to reproduce swelling-induced inhomogeneous deformation. It is found that swelling-induced softening results in swelling-induced inhomogeneous deformation.
