THERMAL ANALYSIS OF BI-DIRECTIONAL FUNCTIONALLY GRADED PLATES SUBJECTED TO HEAT GENERATION

Abstract

The two-dimensional steady-state heat transfer problem is analyzed under the most general boundary conditions in a heterogeneous environment. It is assumed that the internal heat generation varies arbitrarily in two directions, while the thermal conductivity coefficient of the material is bi-directly (thickness-length) graded with the Mori-Tanaka model. The linear inhomogeneous partial differential equations produced under these conditions may not be solved by conventional methods. The governing equation of the system is numerically solved with high accuracy using the 2D pseudospectral Chebyshev method. Benchmark problems are used to check the accuracy of the method. It has been observed that the effect of volumetric heat generation on the temperature distribution is more than the heat transmission coefficient. Besides, this method is simple and effective and can be easily applied to such problems.