NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION OF PLEXIGLAS MATERIALS USING LOCK-IN AND PULSE PHASE INFRARED THERMOGRAPHY
Roberto Montanini, Salvina Aliquò
Abstract:
Lock-in and pulse phase infrared thermography measurement techniques have been exploited for quantitative assessment of subsurface defects in a reference specimen made of Plexiglas. Radiometric thermal images were post-processed using a contrast approach in the frequency domain, allowing defect depth location to be resolved with a relative combined standard uncertainty of about 7% for thicknesses above 3 mm. Conversely, significant radial heat diffusion next to the boundary of the discontinuity made accurate sizing of deeper subsurface defects more difficult. The obtained results demonstrate the potentiality of active thermography as a fast, powerful contactless NDT measurement tool.
Keywords:
Temperature measurements, radiometric infrared thermography, non destructive testing (NDT)
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IMEKO-WC-2009-TC12-220.pdf
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Event details
Event name:
XIX IMEKO World Congress
Title:

Fundamental and Applied Metrology

Place:
Lisbon, PORTUGAL
Time:
06 September 2009 - 11 September 2009
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