On the tolerance modelling of heat conduction in functionally graded laminated media.

The object of analysis is a heat conduction problem within the framework of tolerance modelling in laminated media with a functional gradation of effective properties. In contrast to the known asymptotic models (based on the homogenization technique), the characteristic feature of the tolerance model equations is that they make it possible to analyze the effect of the microstructure size on the overall behavior of the laminate. The proposed model equations describe heat conduction in laminates by mean of partial differential equations with smooth and slowly varying functions. This paper describes a certain extension of the unified tolerance modelling procedure, which makes it possible to analyze specific problems of heat conduction in laminates with a transversal gradation of effective properties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]