Development of Thermoelectric Cooling Devices with Graded Structure

Mixed-Mode Fracture Analysis of Functionally Graded Materials Under Thermal Stresses: A New Approach UsingJk-Integral

“…Variations in J 1n a are seen to be similar to those observed for K IIn a . This is an expected result since for given values of 4 and h 1 /a, K IIn a is larger than K In a as can be seen from Figures 10 and 11. The results given in Figure 13 show that T -stress goes through either a maximum or a minimum depending on the value of h 1 /a.…”

“…Currently, the feasibility of using FGMs is being investigated within the contexts of a wide variety of technological applications such as wear resistant coatings [3], energy conversion devices [4], bio-medical materials [5] and ecomaterials [6]. The volume fractions of the constituents in FGMs vary smoothly in a particular direction that allows the creation of a predetermined composition profile.…”