Thermo-visco-elaticity for models with growth conditions in Orlicz spaces

Abstract

We study a quasi-static evolution of thermo-visco-elastic model. We act with external forces on non-homogeneous material body, which is a subject of our research. Such action may cause deformation of this body and may change its temperature. Mechanical part of the model contains two kinds of deformation: elastic and visco-elastic. Mechanical deformation is coupled with the temperature and they may influence each other. Since constitutive function on evolution of visco-elastic deformation depends on temperature, the visco-elastic properties of material also depend on temperature. We consider the thermodynamically complete model related to hardening rule with growth condition in generalized Orlicz spaces. We provide the proof of existence of solutions for such class of models.