Quantification of defects in composites and rubber materials using active thermography

Infrared Physics and Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 191-199

  Lahiri, B B ^a   Bagavathiappan, S ^a   Reshmi, P R ^b   Philip, John ^a   Jayakumar, T ^a   Raj, B ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Defect depth quantification; Lock in thermography; Phase contrast; Pulsed thermography; Thermal contrast

Indexed keywords

DEFECT DEPTH QUANTIFICATION; LOCK-IN THERMOGRAPHY; PHASE CONTRASTS; PULSED THERMOGRAPHY; THERMAL CONTRASTS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; GLASS FIBERS; POLYMERS; RUBBER; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

DEFECTS;

COMPOSITES; DEFECTS; GLASS FIBERS; POLYMERS; RUBBER; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84858153161     PISSN: 13504495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infrared.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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