Effect of thermal stress on crack growth in inhomogeneous cylindrical superconductor. Issue 2 (1st February 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhao, Yufeng; Liu, Hongshan; Xu, Chi
• Is Part Of: Journal of thermal stresses. Volume 42:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 254
• Page End: 264
• Publication Date: 2019-02-01
• Subjects: Central crack -- inhomogeneous high-temperature superconductors -- stress intensity factor -- thermal stress; Thermal stresses -- Periodicals; 620.1121
• DOI: 10.1080/01495739.2018.1467742
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0149-5739

Abstract

Abstract: The effect of thermal stress on the growth of central cracks in inhomogeneous cylindrical superconductors is investigated assuming that the material properties vary linearly with the radial coordinate and temperature differences. General expressions for the temperature distribution and thermal stress in terms of a Bessel equation and the plane strain approach are derived. The results indicate that the distributions and variations in the radial and hoop thermal stresses in an inhomogeneous superconductor differ from those in homogeneous superconductors. However, thermal stress affects the crack growth similarly in both superconductor types. The thermal-stress analysis should be useful for the crack growth prediction regarding inhomogeneous superconductors.