Optical strain monitoring techniques for life assessment of components in power generation plants

A Morris, M Kourmpetis, ID Dear… - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
The current paper presents the ongoing development of a combination of two methods for
monitoring creep strain in mechanical components of electrical power generation plants …

Life assessment by monitoring biaxial strain-rates in high temperature steam pipelines

A Morris, J Dear, M Kourmpetis - ASME Pressure …, 2006 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Most of the main coal fired stations in the UK are operating beyond their original design life
and it is essential to be able to manage the integrity of the high temperature pipework …