Defect detection in thermal image for nondestructive evaluation of petrochemical equipments

NDT and E International

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 729-740

  Heriansyah, Rudi ^a   Abu Bakar, S A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Defect detection; Infrared thermography; Petrochemical equipments; Thermal image

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; COLD SPOTS; DEFECT DETECTION; HOT SPOT; INFRARED THERMOGRAPHY; NON DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION; PETROCHEMICAL EQUIPMENT; PETROCHEMICAL EQUIPMENTS; PIXEL INTENSITIES; THERMAL IMAGE; THERMAL IMAGES; THRESHOLDING; THRESHOLDING METHODS; THRESHOLDING TECHNIQUES;

DEFECTS; EQUIPMENT; PETROCHEMICALS; REMOTE SENSING; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING); THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT);

PIXELS;

EID: 69249216456     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2009.06.008     Document Type: Article

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