Abstract
Entropy analysis in solids during laser shortpulse heating gives insight into the nonequilibrium energy transport process taking place in electron and lattice subsystems. In this study, laser picosecond heating of an Au-Cr two-layer assembly is considered. Entropy production due to nonequilibrium energy transport in the region irradiated by a laser beam is formulated. Thermomechanical coupling is accommodated in the analysis. The governing equations of energy transport and displacement field are solved numerically. The gold layer (0.3 μm) is situated at the top of the chromium base material It is found that the lattice site temperature increases sharply in the chromium layer next to the Au-Cr interface. The coupling of electron lattice subsystems results in higher volumetric entropy production than that produced in lattice and electron subsystems.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 179-199 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2 Feb 2003 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Received 5 February 2002; accepted 4 May 2002. The author acknowledges the support of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, for this work. Address correspondence to Professor B. S. Yilbas, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, KFUPM, P.O. Box 1913, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia. E-mail: [email protected]
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Numerical Analysis
- Condensed Matter Physics