High Temperature Strain Measurements Using Digital Optics

Abstract

Current methods used to measure strain at high temperatures depend on undesireable attachments or indentations and are generally limited to temperatures below 1800 deg F. The objective of this effort is to develop, construct, and demonstrate an ultrahigh-temperature strain measurement system using unobtrusive thin material coatings applied to test samples as reference marks for optical strain monitoring. The contents of this report describe the development of a system capable of measuring strain on specimens at temperatures ranging from room temperature to above 2000 deg F.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA266331

Entities

People

  • Randy R. Nielsen

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Cameras
  • Chemical Vapor Deposition
  • Detectors
  • Electronics
  • High Temperature
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Photographs
  • Radio Frequency
  • Refractory Metals
  • Strain Gages
  • Vapor Deposition

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.