PAGE INDEX
Photomechanics Methods
In Plane(x,y)
Geometric Moire
Moire Interferometry
Microscopic Moire Interferometry
 
Out of Plane(z)
Shadow Moire
Infrared Fizeau Interferometry
Twyman/Green Interferometry
 
Numerical Methods
3-D Structural Modeling
3-D Thermal Conduction Modeling
3-D Heat Transfer Modeling
 
 
   In Plane (X,Y)  
 
GEOMETRIC MOIRE 
 Method SpecificationsExample
Sensitivity (No. of fringes per unit displacement) Less than 100 lines/mm
Contour Interval (displacement/fringe order) Greater than 10 micrometers
Field of View Large
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MOIRE INTERFEROMETRY 
 Method SpecificationsExample
Sensitivity (No. of fringes per unit displacement) 2.4 lines/micrometer
Contour Interval (displacement/fringe order) .417 micrometers
Field of View Small (typically 5mm to 50mm)
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MICROSCOPIC MOIRE INTERFEROMETRY 
 Method SpecificationsExample
Sensitivity (No. of fringes per unit displacement) 4.8 lines/micrometer
Contour Interval (displacement/fringe order) 208 to 20.8 nanometers
Field of View Microscopic (typically 50 micromters to 1 mm)
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   Out of Plane (Z)  
 
SHADOW MOIRE 
 Method SpecificationsExample
Sensitivity (No. of fringes per unit displacement) less than 100 lines/mm
Contour Interval (displacement/fringe order) greater than 10 micrometers
Field of View Large (up to 100 mm)
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INFRARED FIZEAU INTERFEROMETRY 
 Method SpecificationsExample
Sensitivity (No. of fringes per unit displacement) 200 to 400 lines/mm
Contour Interval (displacement/fringe order) 2.5 to 5 micrometers
Field of View Medium (5 to 45 mm)
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TWYMAN/GREEN INTERFEROMETRY 
 Method SpecificationsExample
Sensitivity (No. of fringes per unit displacement) 3.2 lines/micrometer
Contour Interval (displacement/fringe order) .317 micrometers
Field of View Small (less than 5 mm)
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3-D STRUCTURAL MODELING 
 Method SpecificationsExample
Problem formulation Temperature dependent and time dependent analysis
Simulation type Simulation for accelerated thermal cycling condition
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3-D THERMAL CONDUCTION MODELING 
 Method SpecificationsExample
Problem formulation Convection coefficients are to be determined experimentally
Simulation type Simulation for power cycling condition
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3-D HEAT TRANSFER MODELING 
 Method Specifications
Problem formulation Conjugate heat transfer solution
Simulation type (under development)