Tim, a Ph.D. student in the Advanced Materials Laboratory, recently presented a virtual talk on his work using aerosol jet printing to print strain gauges. These strain gauges can be printed directly onto parts, reducing invasiveness. The ink can be tuned to the application, leading to higher temperature performance. In his talk, Tim shared how he developed this unique method and the potential it has to change monitoring of nuclear fuel in reactors.
Full citation: T. Phero, K. Novich, B. Gougar, S. Cutler, K. Fujimoto, R. Skifton, D. Estrada, B. Jaques. “Additively manufactured in-pile strain sensors.” Materials Science & Technology (MS&T) 2020. Virtual conference; 4 Nov 2020).