An Analysis of the Thermomechanical Behavior of a Solid Electroconductive Cylinder Subjected to an Amplitude-Modulated Radio Impulse

A physical and mathematical model is proposed that takes into account the sequential interaction of electromagnetic, temperature, and mechanical fields to assess the thermostressed state of an electroconductive body and predict its load-bearing capacity under the action of an external non-stationary electromagnetic field. Initial-boundary problems are formulated to determine the parameters of the electromagnetic field, temperature, dynamic thermoelastic stresses, and their intensities in a long, solid, non-ferromagnetic electroconductive cylinder. Based on the Huber–von Mises criterion, an assessment of the load-bearing capacity of this cylinder is proposed. A numerical analysis of Joule heat, ponderomotive force, temperature, components of the dynamic stress tensor, and their intensities in a solid stainless-steel cylinder under the action of an amplitude-modulated radio pulse is performed. The limiting values of the amplitude–frequency characteristics and the duration of the electromagnetic action, at which the cylinder under consideration retains its load-bearing capacity as a structural element, have been established.