Area Scale Factor
For a curved layered shell, the change in surface area of each layer should be accounted for while integrating the governing equations. The area scale factor for each layer of the layered material can be defined as
Related information:
•
Modeling Layered Materials
in the
Heat Transfer Module User’s Guide
•
Results Evaluation in Layered Shells
in the
Structural Mechanics User’s Guide
•
See
Layered Material
,
Layered Material Slice
, and
Through Thickness
in the
COMSOL Multiphysics Reference Manual
for details about the
Layered Material
dataset, and slice and through-thickness plots in layered materials.
•
Using Extra Dimensions
in the
COMSOL Multiphysics Reference Manual
.