Drying induced shrinkage stresses of a two-dimensional rectangular brick of aspect ratio 2 is studied numerically. The drying of brick is analysed as a conjugate problem. The conservation equations for the solid are obtained using continuum approach and the Navier-Stokes equations have been solved for the flow field. An elastic model has been used to calculate the shrinkage stresses. The present unified model predicts the stress concentration at the leading edge where it is expected to be maximum due to large shrinkage. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Murugesan, K.Seetharamu, K.N.Aswatha Narayana, P.A.Thomas, H.R.Ferguson, W.J.2026-02-05Study of sInternational Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 2000, 48, 1, pp. 37-53295981https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-0207(20000510)48:1<37https://idr.nitk.ac.in/handle/123456789/280242000Conjugate problemsElastic modelShrinkage stressesAspect ratioBrickDryingElastic moduliStress analysisShrinkageDrying induced shrinkage stresses of a two-dimensional rectangular brick of aspect ratio 2 is studied numerically. The drying of brick is analysed as a conjugate problem. The conservation equations for the solid are obtained using continuum approach and the Navier-Stokes equations have been solved for the flow field. An elastic model has been used to calculate the shrinkage stresses. The present unified model predicts the stress concentration at the leading edge where it is expected to be maximum due to large shrinkage. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.