Photothermal interactions in a semiconducting fiber‐reinforced elastic medium with temperature‐dependent properties under dual‐phase‐lag model

Abstract

This article highlights the study of photothermoelastic interactions in a semiconducting fiber‐reinforced anisotropic medium with temperature‐dependent properties. The model is studied in the context of the photothermal transport process with dual‐phase‐lag theory of generalized thermoelasticity. The governing equations describe the interactions between elastic and plasma thermal waves. The normal mode analysis is employed to procure the exact expressions of the physical fields under investigation. A mechanical load is applied at the outer free surface of the medium to obtain the complete solution of the displacements, stresses, temperature, and carrier density distributions. Numerical results are obtained and displayed graphically with the help of MATLAB software. Some special cases of interest have been deduced from the present study and comparisons are also made among the different theories of thermoelasticity.