3.6.14 · D1 · Physics › Spacecraft Structures & Systems Engineering › Thermal analysis — conduction in structures, thermal stress
Jab heat kisi structure se guzarti hai toh ek temperature pattern banta hai, aur jahan material garam hota hai woh badhna chahta hai jabki thande hisse sikarni chahte hain . Agar structure bolted hai aur freely badh ya sik nahi sakta, toh yeh thwarted stretching internal push-and-pull forces mein badal jaati hai jise hum thermal stress kehte hain.
Yeh page har symbol, word, aur picture build karta hai jo parent note Thermal Analysis pe rely karta hai — ek smart 12-saal ke bachche ke level se shuru karke, kuch bhi assume kiye bina. Isse upar se neeche padho: har idea tab use hota hai jab woh earn ho chuka ho.
Kuch bhi karne se pehle humein yeh kehne ka tariqa chahiye ki koi jagah kitni garam hai.
T
Temperature ek single number hai jo describe karta hai ki material mein koi point kitna garam hai. Hum ise T likhte hain aur ise kelvin (K) ya degrees Celsius (°C) mein measure karte hain.
Temperature ka difference (100°C minus 20°C = 80) K ya °C mein same size ka hota hai, kyunki dono scales same step use karte hain. Isliye neeche har formula temperature differences use karta hai aur khushi se K use kar sakta hai.
Intuition Isse imagine karo
Socho jaise metal bar ke har point ko ek colour se paint kar rahe ho: red = hot, blue = cold. T wahi colour hai, number mein badla hua. Ek bar jiska ek end sunlight mein hai aur doosra shadow mein, left pe red hai, right pe blue.
Yeh topic kyun chahiye: orbit mein ek spacecraft +120°C sunlight mein aur −150°C shadow mein dekhta hai (dekho Thermal Environment in Orbit ). Baad ka har quantity T ke everywhere same na hone ka ek reaction hai.
Yeh kehne ke liye ki bar mein temperature kaise change hoti hai , humein har point ka address chahiye.
x aur length L
x = doori bar ke ek end se measure ki, metres (m) mein. Left end x = 0 hai.
L = bar ki total length , metres mein. Right end x = L hai.
Figure dekho: bar ek horizontal strip hai. Blue arrow x -axis hai jo iske saath chal raha hai. x = 0 hot (orange) end hai, x = L cold (blue) end hai. Baad mein, "position x pe temperature" ko T ( x ) likha jaata hai — woh colour jo tum read karte agar tum address x pe khade hote.
Yeh topic kyun chahiye: heat flow ek left-to-right story hai. Bina x ke hum nahi keh sakte "yahan zyada garam, wahan thanda."
Ab humare paas har x pe T hai. Agla sawaal hai: T kitni tezi se change hoti hai jab tum bar ke saath chalte ho? Wahi rate conduction ka star hai.
Definition Gradient — ek rate of change
d x d T padha jaata hai "woh rate jis par T change hoti hai x ke har metre pe." Iske units K/m (kelvin per metre) hain.
Badi value → temperature sharply change hoti hai (steep colour change).
Zero → temperature us stretch mein flat hai (same colour).
Negative → T gir rahi hai jab tum + x direction mein move karte ho.
d " kyun aur sirf subtraction kyun nahi?
Agar bar ki temperature ek seedha ramp hota, toh hum bas ( T 2 − T 1 ) / L kar sakte. Lekin temperature curve kar sakti hai. d / d x notation ka matlab hai "slope bilkul is exact point par ," zooming in karke tab tak jab tak curve seedha na lage. Yeh ek local sawaal ka jawab deta hai jo plain subtraction nahi de sakta.
Figure mein temperature curve draw hai. Orange line ek point pe slope d T / d x hai — literally curve kitna tilted hai wahan. Steeper tilt = bada ∣ d T / d x ∣ .
∇ T (gradient symbol)
Ulta triangle ∇ ("nabla") bas d / d x ka 3D bada bhai hai. Ek dimension mein ∇ T wahi hai d x d T . Ek real 3D structure mein yeh x , y , aur z directions mein slope ko ek arrow mein bundle karta hai jo hotter ki taraf point karta hai.
Yeh topic kyun chahiye: Fourier's Law (agla) kehta hai heat flow is steepness se driven hoti hai. No gradient, no heat flow.
q
Heat flux q woh heat energy ki amount hai jo cross-section ke ek square metre se har second guzarti hai. Units: watts per square metre, W/m². Chhota arrow matlab hai iske paas ek direction bhi hai — jis taraf heat flow ho rahi hai.
Chalo har piece earn karte hain:
∇ T hotter ki taraf point karta hai. Lekin heat colder ki taraf flow hoti hai. Minus sign arrow ko flip karta hai taaki q hill ke neeche point kare, hot → cold. Woh minus physics hai, decoration nahi.
k (agla section) set karta hai ki given steepness ke liye kitni heat flow hoti hai.
Intuition Yahi law kyun aur kuch aur kyun nahi?
Hum guess kar sakte the ki heat flow temperature ki value pe depend karta hai. Lekin aise nahi hai — uniformly 500°C bar internally koi heat move nahi karta. Experiment show karta hai ki flow depend karta hai difference pe ek distance ke across , yaani gradient pe. Fourier's Law bilkul usi observation ka sabse simple statement hai.
Red arrow = q , hamesha orange (hot) end se blue (cold) end ki taraf point karta hai, temperature-increasing direction ke opposite.
Definition Thermal conductivity
k
k measure karta hai ki koi material heat kitni readily carry karta hai. Units: W/(m·K). Bada k = heat rush karta hai through (metals, aluminium k ≈ 200 ); chhota k = heat crawl karta hai (insulators, plastics).
Picture: same temperature steepness ke liye, high-k bar mein heat ka mota stream hota hai, low-k bar mein trickle. Dekho Material Selection for Spacecraft aur Thermal Control Subsystems jahan engineers k deliberately choose karte hain.
Definition Cross-sectional area
A
A = bar ka woh face area jisse heat flow hoti hai, m² mein. Flux ko area se multiply karo, q ⋅ A , aur total heat power watts mein milegi (energy per second) jo us face ko cross kar rahi hai.
Yeh topic kyun chahiye: derivation mein energy conservation ek slice mein in total heat ko out agle slice ke saath compare karta hai — us comparison ke liye area chahiye.
Steady state matlab hai har point pe temperature time ke saath change karna band ho gayi hai — heat through flow hoti hai lekin kuch accumulate nahi hota. Ek slice mein energy in = energy out.
Definition Second derivative
d x 2 d 2 T
Yeh hai "slope ki rate of change" — temperature curve kitna bend kar rahi hai.
d x 2 d 2 T = 0 → slope kabhi change nahi hota → curve ek straight line hai.
Steady conduction ise zero hone ke liye force karta hai, aur isliye parent note ka temperature profile ek straight ramp hai.
Ab hum heat se mechanics mein cross karte hain.
ε
Strain hai kitna zyada lamba kuch hua, divided by uski original length:
ε = L Δ L
Yeh ek pure ratio hai (koi units nahi). ε = 0.001 matlab "0.1% zyada lamba."
Green bar original length L hai; outline dikhata hai ki woh Δ L se grow hua. Strain us growth ka fraction hai.
Δ L = length mein change (metres). Δ ("delta") hamesha matlab hai "mein change."
α (CTE)
Coefficient of thermal expansion α batata hai ki tumhe heating ke har degree pe kitna strain milta hai:
ε thermal = α Δ T
Units: 1/K (per kelvin). Aluminium α ≈ 23 × 1 0 − 6 /K — ise 1 K garam karo aur yeh apni length ke 23 millionths se grow karta hai.
Ek bar ko Δ T se heat karo; woh α L Δ T se lengthens hota hai. Temperature jump double karo → growth double hoti hai. Woh linear "growth-per-degree" hi α hai.
Yeh topic kyun chahiye: α temperature field se wants-to-stretch amount tak ka bridge hai. Low-α materials jaise Composite Materials in Spacecraft ke carbon composites barely move karte hain — yeh ek design lever hai.
σ
Stress cross-section area pe spread internal force hai: σ = F / A . Units: pascals (Pa = N/m²), usually megapascals (MPa). Positive = tension (alag-alag kheencha ja raha), negative = compression (dabaya ja raha).
Definition Young's modulus
E aur Hooke's Law
Young's modulus E material ki stiffness hai: ek given elastic strain produce karne ke liye kitna stress chahiye.
σ = E ε (Hooke’s Law)
Units: pascals. Stiff steel/titanium ka bada E hota hai; same strain mein zyada stress lagta hai.
Intuition Yeh dono saath kyun?
Section 8 ne kaha stretching = strain. Section 10 kehta hai ek strain force karna costs stress, stiffness E se scaled. Combine karo α Δ T ke saath (woh strain jo heat chahti hai) aur tumhe poori thermal-stress story milti hai: wanted strain ko rokho, aur Hooke's Law use stress σ = E α Δ T mein convert karta hai.
Definition Constraint / boundary condition
Ek constraint state karta hai ki bar ke ends freely move kar sakte hain ya fixed held hain.
Free–free : ends move karte hain → strain hoti hai → koi stress nahi.
Fixed–fixed : ends pinned hain → wanted growth blocked hai → full thermal stress.
Fixed–free : partial.
Same heating, wildly different stress — constraint decide karta hai. Yeh Structural Dynamics aur Deployable Structures se link karta hai, jahan mounts stress relieve karne ke liye choose kiye jaate hain.
Left branch (heat) temperature field produce karta hai; right branch (mechanics) temperature ko stress mein badalta hai. Yeh topic in do nadiyon ka milna hai.
Self-test: right side cover karo aur reveal karne se pehle jawab do.
T kya measure karta hai, aur hum differences ke liye K ya °C kyun use kar sakte hain?Koi point kitna hot hai; ek temperature difference K aur °C mein identical hota hai kyunki dono scales same step size share karte hain.
d x d T ka plain words mein matlab kya hai?Temperature change ki steepness — bilkul us point pe temperature kitne kelvin per metre rise ya fall hoti hai.
q = − k ∇ T mein minus sign kyun hai?Kyunki ∇ T hotter ki taraf point karta hai, lekin heat colder ki taraf flow hoti hai, isliye minus arrow ko temperature hill ke neeche flip karta hai.
Thermal conductivity k tumhe kya batata hai? Ek given temperature steepness ke liye material heat kitni easily carry karta hai — bada k metals hain, chhota k insulators hain.
d x 2 d 2 T = 0 temperature profile ke baare mein kya imply karta hai?Slope kabhi change nahi hota, isliye T ( x ) ek straight line hai — steady-state 1D result.
Strain ε define karo. Length mein fractional change, Δ L / L , ek dimensionless ratio.
α (CTE) tumhe kya deta hai?Temperature change ke har degree pe thermal strain: ε thermal = α Δ T .
Hooke's Law state karo aur E kya represent karta hai. σ = E ε ; E (Young's modulus) stiffness hai — stress needed per unit elastic strain.
Kis constraint ke under heating ZERO stress produce karta hai? Free–free ends: bar unhindered expand karta hai, isliye koi internal force build up nahi hoti.
α , E , Δ T ko fully-constrained thermal stress mein combine karo.σ = E α Δ T (compressive jab heated aur pinned ho).