Usage of Fiber Grating Strain Sensors for Diagnostics of Composite Pressure Vessels

Abstract

Single and multi-dimensional fiber grating strain sensors have been embedded into a composite pressure vessel and used to determine the presence of damage associated with a cut tow and a Teflon tape defect.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 04, 2003
Accession Number
ADA416832

Entities

People

  • E Udd
  • M. Kunzler
  • S. Calvert
  • S. Kreger

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Bragg Gratings
  • Composite Materials
  • Detectors
  • Fabrication
  • Fiber Bragg Gratings
  • Fibers
  • Long Wavelengths
  • Military Research
  • Optical Fibers
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Pressure Vessels
  • Sequences
  • Short Wavelengths
  • Transverse

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.