Nail Penetration Into a Layered Battery
Application ID: 151021
This model showcases a nail penetration experiment into a layered battery. The analysis couples solid mechanics, electric currents, and heat transfer to capture the response during penetration. A metallic nail is driven into a sandwiched battery structure composed of two electrodes and a separator. When the nail establishes electrical contact between the electrodes, a short circuit occurs, resulting in rapid Joule heating. During penetration, the electrodes and separator undergo large plastic deformations.
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however, additional products may be required to completely define and model it. Furthermore, this example may also be defined and modeled using components from the following product combinations:
- COMSOL Multiphysics® and
- AC/DC Module and
- CAD Import Module and
- Heat Transfer Module and
- either the Geomechanics Module, or Nonlinear Structural Materials Module and
- either the MEMS Module, or Structural Mechanics Module
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