Real-time monitoring of transverse thermal strain of carbon fiber reinforced composites under long-term space environment using fiber optic sensors

NDT and E International

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 361-368

  Kang, Sang Guk ^a   Kang, Dong Hoon ^b   Kim, Chun Gon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b Korea Railroad Research Institute   (South Korea)

^c Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Composites; Fiber optic sensor; Space environment; Thermal cycling

Indexed keywords

A THERMALS; ABRUPT CHANGES; AGING CYCLES; ATOMIC OXYGENS; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES; CARBON/EPOXY COMPOSITES; COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSIONS; COMPOSITE LAMINATES; COMPOSITES; EARTH'S SHADOWS; FBG SENSORS; FBG STRAIN SENSORS; FBG TEMPERATURE SENSORS; FIBER BRAGG GRATING SENSORS; HIGH SPECIFIC STIFFNESS; HIGH VACUUMS; LOW EARTH ORBITS; MATRIX CRACKINGS; MOISTURE DESORPTIONS; REAL TIME; REAL-TIME MONITORING; SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENTS; SPACE ENVIRONMENT; SPACE STRUCTURES; STRAIN GAUGES; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; TEMPERATURE RANGES; TEST TEMPERATURES; THERMAL DEFORMATIONS; THERMAL STRAINS;

ALUMINA; CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CARBON FIBERS; DESORPTION; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; EARTH (PLANET); FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; GAGES; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; MOISTURE CONTROL; MONITORING; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL SENSORS; ORBITS; OXYGEN; SENSORS; SPACE PLATFORMS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); THERMAL CYCLING; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL EXPANSION; VACUUM;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 67349159675     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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