Thermal-wave imaging for NDE of composites and coatings

Lawrence D. Favro; Pao-Kuang Kuo; Robert L. Thomas

doi:10.1117/12.259062

15 November 1996 Thermal-wave imaging for NDE of composites and coatings

Lawrence D. Favro, Pao-Kuang Kuo, Robert L. Thomas

Proceedings Volume 2944, Nondestructive Evaluation of Materials and Composites; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.259062
Event: Nondestructive Evaluation Techniques for Aging Infrastructure and Manufacturing, 1996, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Abstract

We describe the application of IR thermal wave imaging for the nondestructive evaluation of composites and coatings. The technique uses pulsed surface heating and fast, synchronous IR imaging of the surface temperature to form images of subsurface defects in materials. In the case of composites and coatings, we present examples of the detection of defects such as delaminations, disbonds, subsurface impact damage, fluid infiltration, etc. The technique can be used to measure the depths of defects, and also the thicknesses of various coatings.

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Lawrence D. Favro, Pao-Kuang Kuo, and Robert L. Thomas "Thermal-wave imaging for NDE of composites and coatings", Proc. SPIE 2944, Nondestructive Evaluation of Materials and Composites, (15 November 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.259062

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