Use of Mueller matrices in the photoelastic determination of the stress distribution in a model for a solid propellant rocket grain

Optical Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 467-476

  Gaunaurd, Guillermo C ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Isochromatic fringes; Mueller matrices; Photoelasticity; Rocket grain; Solid propellant; Stress analysis

Indexed keywords

LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; SOLID PROPELLANTS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

ROCKET GRAIN;

PHOTOELASTICITY;

EID: 0037303027     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1533793     Document Type: Article

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