Strain Measurement in Aluminium Alloy during the Solidification Process Using Embedded Fibre Bragg Gratings
In recent years, the observation of the behaviour of components during the production process and over their life cycle is of increasing importance. Structural health monitoring, for example of carbon composites, is state-of-the-art research. The usage of Fibre Bragg Gratings (FBGs) in this field is...
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| author | Klaus Weraneck Florian Heilmeier Markus Lindner Moritz Graf Martin Jakobi Wolfram Volk Johannes Roths Alexander W. Koch |
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| description | In recent years, the observation of the behaviour of components during the production process and over their life cycle is of increasing importance. Structural health monitoring, for example of carbon composites, is state-of-the-art research. The usage of Fibre Bragg Gratings (FBGs) in this field is of major advantage. Another possible area of application is in foundries. The internal state of melts during the solidification process is of particular interest. By using embedded FBGs, temperature and stress can be monitored during the process. In this work, FBGs were embedded in aluminium alloys in order to observe the occurring strain. Two different FBG positions were chosen in the mould in order to compare its dependence. It was shown that FBGs can withstand the solidification process, although a compression in the range of one percent was measured, which is in agreement with the literature value. Furthermore, different lengths of the gratings were applied, and it was shown that shorter gratings result in more accurate measurements. The obtained results prove that FBGs are applicable as sensors for temperatures up to 740 °C. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6236b77d6ab24dc2813f8ccace05e7de2022-12-22T04:23:01ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202016-11-011611185310.3390/s16111853s16111853Strain Measurement in Aluminium Alloy during the Solidification Process Using Embedded Fibre Bragg GratingsKlaus Weraneck0Florian Heilmeier1Markus Lindner2Moritz Graf3Martin Jakobi4Wolfram Volk5Johannes Roths6Alexander W. Koch7Institute for Measurement Systems and Sensor Technology, Technical University of Munich, 80333 Munich, GermanyChair of Metal Forming and Casting, Technical University of Munich, 85748 Garching, GermanyPhotonics Laboratory, Munich University of Applied Sciences, 80335 Munich, GermanyInstitute for Measurement Systems and Sensor Technology, Technical University of Munich, 80333 Munich, GermanyInstitute for Measurement Systems and Sensor Technology, Technical University of Munich, 80333 Munich, GermanyChair of Metal Forming and Casting, Technical University of Munich, 85748 Garching, GermanyPhotonics Laboratory, Munich University of Applied Sciences, 80335 Munich, GermanyInstitute for Measurement Systems and Sensor Technology, Technical University of Munich, 80333 Munich, GermanyIn recent years, the observation of the behaviour of components during the production process and over their life cycle is of increasing importance. Structural health monitoring, for example of carbon composites, is state-of-the-art research. The usage of Fibre Bragg Gratings (FBGs) in this field is of major advantage. Another possible area of application is in foundries. The internal state of melts during the solidification process is of particular interest. By using embedded FBGs, temperature and stress can be monitored during the process. In this work, FBGs were embedded in aluminium alloys in order to observe the occurring strain. Two different FBG positions were chosen in the mould in order to compare its dependence. It was shown that FBGs can withstand the solidification process, although a compression in the range of one percent was measured, which is in agreement with the literature value. Furthermore, different lengths of the gratings were applied, and it was shown that shorter gratings result in more accurate measurements. The obtained results prove that FBGs are applicable as sensors for temperatures up to 740 °C.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/11/1853fibre bragg gratingaluminium alloysolidification process |
| spellingShingle | Klaus Weraneck Florian Heilmeier Markus Lindner Moritz Graf Martin Jakobi Wolfram Volk Johannes Roths Alexander W. Koch Strain Measurement in Aluminium Alloy during the Solidification Process Using Embedded Fibre Bragg Gratings Sensors fibre bragg grating aluminium alloy solidification process |
| title | Strain Measurement in Aluminium Alloy during the Solidification Process Using Embedded Fibre Bragg Gratings |
| title_full | Strain Measurement in Aluminium Alloy during the Solidification Process Using Embedded Fibre Bragg Gratings |
| title_fullStr | Strain Measurement in Aluminium Alloy during the Solidification Process Using Embedded Fibre Bragg Gratings |
| title_full_unstemmed | Strain Measurement in Aluminium Alloy during the Solidification Process Using Embedded Fibre Bragg Gratings |
| title_short | Strain Measurement in Aluminium Alloy during the Solidification Process Using Embedded Fibre Bragg Gratings |
| title_sort | strain measurement in aluminium alloy during the solidification process using embedded fibre bragg gratings |
| topic | fibre bragg grating aluminium alloy solidification process |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/11/1853 |
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