Transient Piezothermoelasticity of a Two-Layered Composite Hollow Cylinder Constructed of Isotropic Elastic and Piezoelectric Layers Due to Asymmetrical Heating

Abstract

This article is concerned with the theoretical treatment of transient piezothermoelastic problem involving a two-layered hollow cylinder constructed of isotropic elastic and piezoelectric layers due to asymmetrical heat supply. The transient two-dimensional temperature is analyzed by the method of Laplace transformation. By using the exact solutions for piezoelectric hollow cylinder and isotropic hollow cylinder, the theoretical analysis of transient piezothermoelasticity is developed for a two-layered composite hollow cylinder under the state of plane strain. As an example, numerical calculations are carried out for an isotropic elastic hollow cylinder made of steel, bonded to a piezoelectric layer of cadmium selenide. Some numerical results for the temperature change, the stress and the electric potential distributions in a transient state are shown in figures. Furthermore, the influence of thickness of the piezoelectric layer or the isotropic elastic layer upon the temperature change, stresses and electric potential is investigated.