Theoretical analysis of heat conduction problems of nonhomogeneous functionally graded materials for a layer sandwiched between two half-planes (Q642164)

Functionally graded materials are materials whose material properties are smoothly varying along one axis, and they are used as buffer layers to connect two dissimilar materials. By choosing proper functionally graded parameters, the material properties at the interface can be identical in order to prevent the interfacial fracture problem. This study analyses the heat conduction problem of nonhomogeneous functionally graded materials for a layer sandwiched between two half-planes. With the Fourier transform method, the full-field solutions of temperature and heat flux are obtained in explicit form. Numerical calculations based on the analytical solutions are performed and are discussed in detail. The continuous characteristics of the temperature and heat flux along the interface are emphasized, and some interesting phenomena are presented in this study. It is noted that the temperature and heat flux fields along the interface for nonhomogeneous functionally graded materials are continuous if the conductivities are identical at the interface. Furthermore, temperature and heat flux \(q_{y}\) have identical contour slopes across the interface.