STABILITY OF ACOUSTIC EXTENSOMETERS DESIGNED TO MEASURE THE THRUST IN A SHIP'S PROPELLER SHAFT

The paper considers the problems involved in using acoustic (vibrating wire) strain gages to measure the compressive strain associated with the thrust in a ship's propeller shaft. The paper reports the results of a series of measurements of the stability of the new gages. These measurements were made under field conditions, i.e. with the gages installed on the propeller shafts of ships in normal service. It is shown that strain gages of suitable design permit measuring the extremely small compressive strain due to the thrust of a ship's propeller on its shaft.

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• Authors:
  • Allwood, HIS
  • Drinkwater, J W
• Publication Date: 1971-11

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 797-803
• Serial:
  • JOURNAL OF PHYSICS E: SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing, Limited
  • ISSN: 0022-3735

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Performance; Propellers; Shafts (Machinery); Strain gages; Stresses
• Old TRIS Terms: Propeller performance; Shaft stresses
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Materials; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00039760
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 5 1973 12:00AM