Mapping the surface temperature of ceramic and superalloy turbine engine components using laser-induced fluorescence of thermographic phosphor

Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 345-351

  Alaruri, Sami ^a   Bonsett, Tom ^a   Brewington, Andy ^a   McPheeters, Erika ^a   Wilson, Maurice ^a  

^a ROLLS ROYCE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; EXCIMER LASERS; FLUORESCENCE; LASER APPLICATIONS; SUPERALLOYS; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT); TURBINES; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

LASER INDUCED FLUORESCENCE;

PHOSPHORS;

EID: 0342592362     PISSN: 01438166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-8166(99)00031-7     Document Type: Article

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