A thermographic comparison study for the assessment of composite patches

Infrared Physics and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 291-299

  Avdelidis, N P ^a,b   Ibarra Castanedo, C ^c   Maldague, X ^c   Marioli Riga, Z P ^d   Almond, D P ^b  

^a IRT and Materials Consultancy   (Greece)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d Hellenic Aerospace Industry Corporation   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aircraft; Composite patches; Defects; Fibre optic; Pulsed phase thermography; Pulsed thermography

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DEFECTS; FIBER OPTICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; REINFORCEMENT; STRUCTURAL PANELS; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

AIRCRAFTS; COMPOSITE PATCHES; PULSED PHASE THERMOGRAPHY; PULSED THERMOGRAPHY;

INFRARED IMAGING;

EID: 2542445578     PISSN: 13504495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infrared.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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