Defect characterisation using pulsed eddy current thermography under transmission mode and NDT applications

NDT and E International

Volumn 52, Issue , 2012, Pages 28-36

  Pan, Mengchun ^a,b   He, Yunze ^a,b   Tian, Guiyun ^b   Chen, Dixiang ^a   Luo, Feilu ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CFRP characterisation; Delamination; Image reconstruction; Impact; Pulsed eddy current thermography; Transmission mode

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ANALYSIS; CARBON STRUCTURES; COOLING PHASE; DEFECT CHARACTERISATION; DETECTION MECHANISM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HEATING PHASE; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION METHODS; IMPACT; INDEPENDENT COMPONENTS; INFRA-RED CAMERAS; LATE STAGE; METAL ALLOYS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS; PULSED EDDY CURRENT; REFLECTION MODES; TRANSMISSION MODE;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CARBON FIBERS; CRACK DETECTION; DEFECTS; DELAMINATION; EDDY CURRENTS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INDEPENDENT COMPONENT ANALYSIS; INFRARED DEVICES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE INDICATING CAMERAS; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

EDDY CURRENT TESTING;

EID: 84866299562     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2012.08.007     Document Type: Article

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