Hyperbolic heat conduction for a layered medium of finite thickness with an interface crack

This paper studies the thermal flow concentration near an interface crack in a layered medium. Solution method for the thermal flow intensity factor is established. Both the Griffith crack and the penny-shaped crack are studied. Limiting cases of the current problem include (1) the solution of crack problem associated with classical Fourier heat conduction, (2) the solution of an interface crack in an infinite layered medium, and (3) the solution of a crack in a homogeneous medium.