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Thermal Output (strain )<br />

0.0002<br />

0.00015<br />

0.0001<br />

5E-05<br />

5E-19<br />

-5E-05<br />

y = 2.1903E-11x 4 + 3.5110E-09x 3 - 2.4545E-07x 2 +<br />

3.5658E-06x<br />

0 10 20 30 40 50<br />

y = -1.9668E-10x 4 + 1.9040E-08x 3 - 6.4040E-07x 2 +<br />

7.1243E-06x<br />

Figure 5.8: Corrected Self-Temperature-Compensation (S-T-C) graph of rosette<br />

gauge bonded on the eight-layer composite test specimen<br />

Figure 5.9: Expected thermal output curve of TWF composite defined as C Curve<br />

(Vishay Micro Measurements, 2007)<br />

179<br />

(Temperature °C)<br />

Tr<strong>an</strong>sverse Thermal Output (Tr<strong>an</strong>sverse<br />

Temperature Induced Apparent Strain)<br />

Longitudinal Thermal Output (Longitudinal<br />

Temperature Induced Apparent Strain)<br />

Poly. (Tr<strong>an</strong>sverse Thermal Output<br />

(Tr<strong>an</strong>sverse Temperature Induced Apparent<br />

Strain))<br />

Poly. (Longitudinal Thermal Output<br />

(Longitudinal Temperature Induced<br />

Apparent Strain))<br />

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