Stress Analysis of an Infinite Plate with a Coated Elliptic Hole Under a Remote Uniform Heat Flow

Abstract

A thermoelastic solution to a coated elliptic hole embedded in an infinite matrix subjected to a remote uniform heat flow is provided in this article. Based on the technique of conformal mapping and the method of analytical continuation in conjunction with the alternating technique, the general expressions of the temperature and stresses in the coated layer and the matrix are derived explicitly in a series form. Some numerical results are provided to investigate the effects of the material combinations and geometric configurations on the interfacial stresses. It is found that a coated layer has a strong effect on thermal stresses of the problem with an elliptic hole embedded in an infinite plate.