The Magnetomechanics, No Currents Interface
The Magnetomechanics, No Currents () interface combines Solid Mechanics and Magnetic Fields, No Currents interfaces with a moving mesh functionality to model the deformation of magnetostatically actuated structures. The interface is suitable in cases when induction and conduction effects such as eddy currents are negligible within the structure.
The Magnetomechanics, No Currents interface is available for 3D, planar 2D, and axisymmetric 2D geometries. The interface is found under the Electromagnetics–Structure Interaction () branch within the Structural Mechanics () branch. When this multiphysics interface is added using the Model Wizard, a Solid Mechanics interface and a Magnetic Fields, No Currents interface are added to the Model Builder.
In addition, the Multiphysics Couplings node is added, which automatically includes the multiphysics coupling feature Magnetomechanics.
The full functionality of the Solid Mechanics and Magnetic Fields, No Currents interfaces is accessible under the respective interfaces at the domain, boundary, edge, or point level in the geometry. The participating Magnetic Fields, No Currents interface by default adds the Magnetic Flux Conservation node with its selection set to all domains, and the Material type set to Solid. This node serves to represent solid magnetic material domains. Any number of Magnetic Flux Conservation nodes can also be added manually to the interface and configured to represent either solid or nonsolid (for example, air or free space) materials.
MOVING MESH
When a Magnetomechanics, No Currents multiphysics interface is added using the Model Wizard, a Deforming Domain node and a Symmetry node are added automatically in Model Builder under the Definitions node. These nodes serve to represent domains and boundaries, where the mesh can deform. By default, both nodes have empty selections. Under the Deforming Domain, you can select domain that represent nonsolid magnetic materials such as air, fluid, and free space. However, this is only needed if the boundaries of such domains experience significant changes due to the deformation or rotation of the adjacent solid domains. Otherwise, the moving mesh computations could just introduce unnecessary overhead and nonlinearity in the model (see Deformed Mesh Fundamentals). Domains selected in the Solid Mechanics interface are not applicable.
Under the Deforming Domain, you can also choose the Mesh smoothing type which is by default set to Hyperelastic. More information of the smoothing type can be found in the Deforming Domain chapter in the COMSOL Multiphysics Reference Manual.
By default, the mesh is fixed at all external boundaries of the geometry. Use the Symmetry node to select the external boundaries, where the mesh can slide along the boundary. You can also add other types of boundary conditions for the mesh motion, for details see Moving Mesh Features in the COMSOL Multiphysics Reference Manual.