Characterizing Subsurface Rectangular Tilted Heat Sources Using Inductive Thermography

Autor: Arantza Mendioroz, Lorenzo Fuggiano, Pablo Venegas, Idurre Sáez de Ocáriz, Umberto Galietti, Agustín Salazar
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Applied Sciences, Vol 10, Iss 16, p 5444 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 10165444
2076-3417
DOI: 10.3390/app10165444
Popis: In this study, we characterize the lateral dimension, depth, and inclination of buried tilted rectangular heat sources from time domain temperature data measured at the surface. The heat sources are representative for planar defects that emit heat in thermographic tests with internal burst excitation. We present a semi-analytical expression for the evolution of the surface temperature distribution. The emitted flux, dimensions and inclination of the heat source are determined by fitting the model to two perpendicular surface temperature profiles and the temperature history at one point of the surface. We show that the sensitivity of the data to the geometrical parameters of the heat source decreases as the angle it makes with the surface increases. The study also shows that the optimum duration of the excitation corresponds to a thermal diffusion length covering the distance from the surface to the deepest end of the heat source. The accuracy and precision of the results for different noise levels and inclinations have been tested by fitting the model to synthetic data with added noise. Fittings of experimental induction thermography data on 3D printed photo-polymeric resin samples containing calibrated Cu slabs confirm that it is possible to characterize tilted rectangular heat sources from surface temperature data.
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