Abstract

Nickel-based superalloys are widely used in key hot-end components such as aero engines and industrial gas turbines due to their excellent comprehensive properties. Real-time monitoring of engine blades and other structures in high-temperature environments can promptly discover possible internal damage to the structure. Optical fiber sensing technology has unique advantages that traditional electrical sensors do not have, such as anti-electromagnetic interference, small size, light weight, and corrosion resistance. The technology is gradually replacing traditional methods and becoming an important means of structural health monitoring. We propose an optical fiber sensor and assembly method that can be used to measure the strain of a nickel-based directionally solidified superalloy in a high-temperature environment more accurately. The proposed technology is simple to manufacture and also has low cost and a high survival rate, which is of great significance for high-temperature strain measurements in aerospace and other fields.

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