Transient thermography in the assessment of defects of aircraft composites

NDT and E International

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 433-439

  Avdelidis, N P ^a   Hawtin, B C ^a   Almond, D P ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composites; Contrast; Defect size; Thermography; Transient time

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CARBON; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DEFECTS; DELAMINATION; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

AIRCRAFT COMPOSITES;

THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

EID: 0038819403     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0963-8695(03)00052-5     Document Type: Article

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