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Reproducibility and reliability of the response from four SPATE systems

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The SPATE (stress pattern analysis by thermal emissions) system is currently the standard equipment for thermoelastic stress analysis (TSA). A carefully designed test program that studied the behavior of four independent SPATE systems over an 8-month period is described. The response of each system is compared with the response of the other systems in the study.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Liverpool, L69 3GH, Liverpool, United Kingdom

    J. M. Dulieu-Barton (Professor)

  2. School of Engineering, University of Manchester, M13 9PL, Manchester, United Kingdom

    P. Stanley (Professor)

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Dulieu-Barton, J.M., Stanley, P. Reproducibility and reliability of the response from four SPATE systems. Experimental Mechanics 37, 440–444 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02317311

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