Pulsed eddy current thermography: System development and evaluation

Insight: Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 87-90

  Wilson, J ^a   Tian, G Y ^a   Abidin, I Z ^a   Yang, Suixian ^a   Almond, D ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crack detection; Induction thermography; Pulsed eddy current thermography; Turbine blade

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT TURBINES; CAMERA SELECTION; COIL DESIGNS; COMPLEX COMPONENTS; DEFECT CHARACTERISATION; EDDY CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENGINEERING STRUCTURES; EXCITATION PARAMETERS; FEATURE EXTRACTION TECHNIQUES; INSPECTION SYSTEM; INSPECTION TECHNIQUE; LOCAL HEATING; OPTIMISATIONS; POTENTIAL SITES; PULSE DURATIONS; PULSED EDDY CURRENT; PULSED EDDY CURRENT THERMOGRAPHY; QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION; REAL-WORLD; SURFACE HEATING; SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; TRANSIENT TEMPERATURE; TURBINE BLADE; WIDE AREA;

CRACK DETECTION; DEFECTS; DESIGN; EDDY CURRENT TESTING; EDDY CURRENTS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEATURE EXTRACTION; HEATING; REMOTE SENSING; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT); TURBINES; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

EID: 77249124357     PISSN: 13542575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1784/insi.2010.52.2.87     Document Type: Conference Paper

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