Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM
The FeelMath software computes the effective anisotropic mechanical and thermal behavior of microstructures given by volume images or analytical descriptions.
The direct benefit of FeelMath is its use as a digital material laboratory (GeoDict) to determine the following effective material properties:
- Stiffness and strength
- Thermal expansion
- Viscoelastic creep and relaxation
- Elasto-plasticity and damage
- High cycle fatigue
Multiphysical Applications
To extend the applicability of FeelMath for multiphysics effects, we have coupled it with other tools from our Flow and Materials Simulation department:
- Batteries: By coupling it with our BEST software, we simulate the respiration of batteries during a charging cycle in the EU project Defacto
- Rocks: The mechanical stresses resulting from pore pressure are used in our software PoreChem to simulate dissolution processes
- Filters: By coupling to the flow solver FiltEST, we determine the relationship between flow properties (e.g. permeability) and mechanical stresses (e.g. compression) derived from filter media
- Fluid: We use the results of FLUID's process simulation in our FeelMath software to predict component behavior.
