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Understanding Infrared Thermography Reading 3

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Figure 5.15 illustrates a result of thermal wave injection and computer<br />

enhanced image analysis. The subject is erosion/corrosion damage in an<br />

aircraft skin lap joint. The high speed time-gating of images is essential<br />

because of the extremely high thermal diffusivity of the aluminum material.<br />

Within the past five years, time resolved infrared thermography has been<br />

successful to some extent in locating wall thinning because of erosion and<br />

corrosion in pipes and boiler tubes in utilities. Figure 5.16 is a time-resolved<br />

thermogram illustrating the resu lts of flash heating of a boiler tube section.<br />

The high lighted areas indicate maximum thinning.<br />

Keywords:<br />

thermal wave imaging<br />

time resolved infrared radiometry<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang

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