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Model ID: 1840

Joule Heating in a MEMS Device

This model exemplifies the use of the Material Library in the modeling of Joule heating in MEMS devices. The purpose of this analysis is to estimate the temperature of a conductor given an applied electrical potential difference.

Both the thermal and electrical conductivities are temperature dependent. The influence of the temperature on the electrical conductivity results in a nonlinear relationship for the current as a function of the potential.

Boundary plot of the temperature distribution.

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