Numéro
J. Phys. IV France
Volume 04, Numéro C7, Juillet 1994
8th International Topical Meeting on Photoacoustic and Photothermal Phenomena
8 ITMP3 / 8éme conférence internationale de photoacoustique et photothermique
Page(s) C7-47 - C7-50
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:1994712
8th International Topical Meeting on Photoacoustic and Photothermal Phenomena
8 ITMP3 / 8éme conférence internationale de photoacoustique et photothermique

J. Phys. IV France 04 (1994) C7-47-C7-50

DOI: 10.1051/jp4:1994712

Early detection of thermal contrast in pulsed stimulated thermography

J.-C. Krapez, F. Lepoutre and D. Balageas

L3C Laboratory, ONERA, 92322 Châtillon cedex, France


Abstract
Stimulated Infrared Thermography (TIS) is a fast and global method for NonDestructive Evaluation (NDE). Among the recently emerging NDE methods, it is probably the less intrusive one since it really needs no contact at all with the tested structure. A new inversion technique, using an early detection of the contrast, is presented to demonstrate how it recovers the depth of the defects with accuracy and partially removes the effects produced by the lateral heat diffusion.



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