Infrared thermography based defect detection in ferromagnetic specimens using a low frequency alternating magnetic field

Infrared Physics and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue , 2014, Pages 125-133

  Lahiri, B B ^a   Bagavathiappan, S ^a   Soumya, C ^b   Mahendran, V ^a   Pillai, V P M ^b   Philip, John ^a   Jayakumar, T ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

Author keywords

Eddy current thermography; Ferromagnetic materials; Infrared thermography; Magnetic flux leakage; Magnetic induction thermography; Mild steel

Indexed keywords

CARBON STEEL; DEFECTS; EDDY CURRENT TESTING; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; INDUCTION HEATING; LOW CARBON STEEL; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY; STEEL RESEARCH; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

ACTIVE INFRARED THERMOGRAPHY; ACTIVE THERMOGRAPHY; ALTERNATING MAGNETIC FIELD; FREQUENCY OPTIMIZATION; LOW-FREQUENCY ALTERNATING MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FLUX LEAKAGE; SPECIMEN TEMPERATURE; SURFACE TEMPERATURES;

MAGNETIC LEAKAGE;

EID: 84898064200     PISSN: 13504495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infrared.2014.02.004     Document Type: Article

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