Review of thermoelastic, thermal properties and creep analysis of functionally graded cylindrical shell

ABSTRACT

Functionally graded (FG) materials have shown excellent thermoelastic and creep performance, being considered as excellent materials for cylindrical shells subjected to thermo-mechanical loads. This review provides a detailed account of thermoelastic and creep properties of FG cylindrical shells. A review of governing equations on properties of FG materials as well as thermoelastic response of materials is provided. In depth analysis of the works carried out on the thermoelastic and creep performance of FG cylindrical under different thermal and mechanical loads (such as internal/external pressure, axial loading, etc.) is then conducted. Results obtained so far indicate the superior creep performance of FG cylindrical shells. Although many studies have been carried on thermoelastic response of FG cylindrical shells, their creep properties under different loading is yet to be extended and is a subject of interest for the future researches.

KEYWORDS:

• Thermal elasticity
• thermal properties
• creep
• cylindrical shells
• functional scale

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Ghassan F. Smaisim

Ghassan F. Smaisim BsC, MsC, PhD; Associated Professor in Mechanical Engineering with research experience in Fluid Flow; Enhancement Heat transfer; Nanotechnology; Thermal Energy Storage; CFD; Finite Volume Method (FVM); Multiphase transport Phenomena; Turbulence Modelling; Non-Newtonian Fluid; Renewable Energy; Electronic Cooling Application (Heat Pipes, Microchannels, etc.). He is acting as a reviewer in Scopus indexed journals. His contribution to this work includes the writing of the article.

Mostafa Omidi Bidgoli

Mostafa Omidi Bidgoli received his PhD degree in Solid Mechanics from University of kashan, in 2019. Dr. Omidi Bidgoli is currently an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Islamic Azad University of Badroud branch in Badroud, Iran. His research fields of interest are Thermo-elastic and creep analysis of FG Structures, FSDT, Cylindrical Shell and solid mechanics. His contribution to this work was to collect the data for report writing and manuscript preparation.

Kheng Lim Goh

Kheng Lim Goh is the Director of research and associate professor/reader in mechanics of composite materials at the Newcastle University in Singapore. He is also a Fellow (FIMechE) and Chartered Engineer (CEng) of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), and Member (MInstP) and Chartered Physicist (CPhys) of Institute of Physics (IoP). He has recently been appointed Global Engagement Fellow 2020/21. His contribution to this work includes providing relative references and being involved in fabric characterisation.

Hamed Bakhtiari

Hamed Bakhtiari is a PhD student at Edith Cowan University in Australia. He received his Master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Bu-Ali Sina University with a focus on composite materials and their mechanical properties. His contribution to this work includes technical reviewing, writing the manuscript, and providing the scientific contents