THERMAL STRESSES IN A LONG CIRCULAR CYLINDER SUBJECTED TO SUDDEN COOLING DURING TRANSIENT CONVECTION HEATING

Abstract

An analysis is presented of the thermal stresses encountered during cooling of a solid circular cylinder initially heated from uniform temperature by Newtonian convection, followed by sudden cooling prior to reaching thermal equilibrium during the heating phase of the cycle. The numerical results indicate that the magnitude of the stresses attained during the cooling phase increases with increasing duration of heating, but are less than the corresponding values encountered for convective cooling from a condition of initial uniform temperature. The relevance of these results to the prediction or interpretation of thermal fatigue behavior is noted.