Potential Drop Strain Sensor for Creep Monitoring Available to Purchase

Creep is a high temperature damage mechanism of interest to the power industry and at present lacks a satisfactory monitoring technique. Existing material inspection techniques are extremely laborious while strain measurements rely on often infrequent off-load measurements. A quasi-DC directional potential drop technique is presented that is shown at both room temperature and at high temperature to act as a robust strain gauge. Resistivity changes that are expected to occur in high temperature environments are also discussed as a source of potential error in strain measurements.