Surface crack detection for carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) materials using pulsed eddy current thermography

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3261-3268

  Cheng, Liang ^a   Tian, Gui Yun ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP); nondestructive testing and evaluation (NDT E); pulsed eddy current (PEC) thermography; surface defects

Indexed keywords

CFRP MATERIALS; DEFECT DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION; EDDY CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FIBER DIRECTION; INSPECTION SYSTEM; INSPECTION TECHNIQUE; NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING AND EVALUATIONS; NORMALIZED TEMPERATURE; PULSED EDDY CURRENT; PULSED EDDY CURRENT (PEC) THERMOGRAPHY; SURFACE CRACK DETECTION; SURFACE CRACKS; SURFACE HEATING; TRANSIENT TEMPERATURE; WIDE AREA; WIND TURBINE BLADES;

AIRCRAFT DETECTION; AIRCRAFT MATERIALS; CARBON FIBERS; CHARACTERIZATION; CRACK DETECTION; CRACKS; EDDY CURRENT TESTING; EDDY CURRENTS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIBERS; HEATING; INSPECTION; POLYESTERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SURFACE DEFECTS; SURFACE TESTING; SURFACES; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT); TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

CRACKS; EDDY CURRENTS; FIBERS; HEATING; POLYESTERS; REINFORCED PLASTIC; RESISTIVITY; SURFACES; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 80455164761     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2011.2157492     Document Type: Article

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