Abstract: | In this paper, we first design a coordinate transformation and derive the anisotropic material parameters of the quadrilateral thermal cloak according to the transformation thermodynamics principle. Then, since the derived parameters are inherently anisotropic, we eliminate its anisotropy by considering the effective medium theory and use a layered structure of metamaterials composed of only two isotropic materials to design the cloak device. Finally, we simulate the performance of a perfect and layered thermal cloak by the finite element method. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first work to design and simulate the performance of this quadrilateral thermal cloak by the finite element method(FEM). |