Excel Computational Design Tool: Multifunctional Structure-Battery Materials

Abstract

This report describes a computational Structure-Battery Design Tool (SBDT) developed at the Naval Research Laboratory for analyzing the mechanical and electrical performance of multifunctional structure-battery materials configured in prismatic beam geometries. SBDT is implemented in Excel spreadsheet form and is capable of analyzing composite designs with several cross-section geometries including circular-annular rectangular-annular, arbitrary-box, and multilayers. Instructions for using the SBDT and an overview of the calculations performed therein are included below.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 17, 2003
Accession Number
ADA413821

Entities

People

  • James P. Thomas
  • M. A. Qidwai

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bending Moments
  • Composite Materials
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Electric Charge
  • Electric Power
  • Electrical Properties
  • Geometry
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Military Research
  • Moment Of Inertia
  • Shear Modulus
  • Shear Stresses
  • Stresses
  • Yield Strength

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials