Description

1. Project description 

Work in groups of three or four and extend the MATLAB program developed as part of Project 1 to include a 2D thermal analysis module, implementing the mathematical modelling discussed in the online sessions and videos uploaded. The amended MATLAB code must be suitable to analyse 2D stress fields of both plane stress and plane strain cases as was the outcome of Project 1 and now also 2D potential type problems such as temperature distribution in 2D cases with mixed boundary conditions. Further, enhance the auto-mesh generation module developed in Project 1 to add more functionalities such as graded triangular mesh generation and better user interface to effectively descretise complex 2D domains into appropriate triangular finite elements in order to capture the variation of the functionals close to the reality. Use the program developed to analyse and display the critical parameters of the stress and thermal fields of a single point carbide cutting insert. Assume plane stress conditions and a steady state thermal field at a cross section of the carbide insert at half the width of the chip.