SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1997
STP11901S

An Array Measurement System for Thermoelastic Stress Analysis

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Thermoelastic Stress Analysis (TSA) is defined, and an overview is given to show its potentially wide applicability and brief history. A simplified calculation of instrumental response characteristics shows the substantial improvement in data acquisition speed that can be gained in a system using a staring array in comparison to that using a scanned detector. Descriptions are given of several methods which have been used to obtain data for thermoelastic stress analysis. Finally, image representations are presented of TSA data taken with a staring array imager showing the resolution attainable in practice using some laboratory fatigue samples and a prototype part.

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Welch, CS
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
Cramer, KE
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA
Lesniak, JR
Stress Photonics, Inc., Madison, WI
Boyce, BR
Stress Photonics, Inc., Madison, WI
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Developed by Committee: E08
Pages: 198–207
DOI: 10.1520/STP11901S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5371-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-2403-5