Numerical models for evaluation thermal conductivity of coatings

Abstract

This paper is dealing with simulation and model development for the evaluation of thermal conductivity of coatings by the Laser Quasistatic Thermography (LQT) method. The main principles of the measurement method are introduced and the process of thermal conductivity evaluation based on numerical simulation is presented. The evaluation requires special procedure to simulate thermal process induced by laser pulse in coating on some substrate. The thickness of the coating is manifold less than the thickness of the substrate and total sample surface. In numerical system Cosmos/M there are created two suitable models: “Shell-Clink-Solid” model and model based on physical similarity. In this paper there are also described characteristics of both models and their comparison with classical axisymmetric and volume models.