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Structural Engineering and Mechanics
  Volume 53, Number 4, February25 2015 , pages 645-659
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/sem.2015.53.4.645
 


Thermoelastic analysis for a slab made of a thermal diode-like material
Feras H. Darwish, Mohammad A. Al-Nimr and Mohammad I. Hatamleh

 
Abstract
    This research investigates the thermoelastic transient behavior of a thermally loaded slab made of a thermal diode-like material which has two directional thermal conductivity values (low and high). Finite difference analysis is used to obtain the elastic response of the slab based on the temperature solutions. It is found that the rate of heat transfer through the thickness of the slab decreases with reducing the ratio between the low and high thermal conductivity values (R). In addition, reducing R makes the slab less responsive to the thermal load when heated from the direction associated with the low thermal conductivity value.
 
Key Words
    thermal diode like material; thermoelastic transient response; finite difference analysis; low-tohigh thermal conductivity ratio
 
Address
Feras H. Darwish: Aeronautical Engineering Department, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
Mohammad A. Al-Nimr and Mohammad I. Hatamleh: Mechanical Engineering Department, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
 

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