Infrared thermography (IRT) and ultraviolet fluorescence (UVF) for the nondestructive evaluation of ballast tanks' coated surfaces

NDT and E International

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 62-70

  Omar, Mohammed A ^a   Gharaibeh, Belal ^b   Salazar, Abraham J ^b   Saito, Kozo ^b  

^a Clemson University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Infrared imaging; Marine coating; Spectroscopy; Ultraviolet fluorescence

Indexed keywords

INFRARED THERMOGRAPHY (IRT); MARINE COATING; PULSED-THERMOGRAPHIC PROCEDURES; ULTRAVIOLET FLUORESCENCE;

COATED MATERIALS; FLUORESCENCE; INFRARED IMAGING; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT); ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BALLAST TANKS;

EID: 33749521838     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2006.07.013     Document Type: Article

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