Thermal Contact Stresses of Bi-Metal Strip Thermostat

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Zhang Fu-fan. Thermal Contact Stresses of Bi-Metal Strip Thermostat[J]. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 1983, 4(3): 347-360.

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Zhang Fu-fan. Thermal Contact Stresses of Bi-Metal Strip Thermostat[J]. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 1983, 4(3): 347-360.

Citation:

Zhang Fu-fan. Thermal Contact Stresses of Bi-Metal Strip Thermostat[J]. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 1983, 4(3): 347-360.

Abstract

The distribution of shearing and normal stresses on the contact surface of the two strips composing a thermostat is found in closed form. They are of local type and concentrated near the ends of the strip along a length almost equal to the thickness of the strip.

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