Electro-Thermal Analysis of Conducting Layer Having Cracks and Holes : An Insight Electro-thermal Analysis of Metal Plate with holes and cracks having high current density

The main objective of this analysis is to study the electro-thermal characteristics of conducting layer with edge crack and internal hole subjected to steady current. In this paper, we analysed models of conducting layers with different conditions by finite elementary method using COMSOL Multiphysics Simulation. The characteristics are evaluated in terms of electrical and mechanical parameters that can be expressed in terms of electric potential and temperature at different locations of the layer. The results of this paper show the effect of any edge crack or internal hole in a conducting layer. The effects of practical issues are also analysed in this work which includes variable cross- section, various materials, variable material properties, electrical and thermal insulation etc. We hope this will help the scientific community to make further analysis on this topic. Thanks. Palash Mondal & Abdullah Al Ahad