The effect of convective cooling on the solution to thermoelastic contact problems with the friction heat generation

The effect of the convective heat exchange in the separated region during the sliding contact with frictional heat generation of two elastic bodies is studied. It is assumed that only one of the bodies is a heat conductor and the shear stresses at the interface do not affect the normal tractions. The role of heat exchange is dual. Distribution of the contact pressure and size of the contact region are the same as in the corresponding contact problem with perfect insulation of the conducting body surface. On the other hand, the contact temperature distribution depends mainly on the surface thermal conditions.