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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Bin Gao, Dr Wai Lok Woo, Professor Gui Yun TianORCiD
This is the authors' accepted manuscript of an article that has been published in its final definitive form by IEEE, 2018.
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IEEE Multilayer materials with metal-metal bonded structure have been widely applied in aviation, aerospace, and nuclear industry. Disbond is prone to exist in lead-steel bonded structure, which degrades the load capacity and mechanical behaviors. Thermography nondestructive testing is a potential candidate for sub-layer defect detection. However, lead-steel bonded structure is unbearable when undertaken with over-heating of instantaneous temperature, which will lead to subsequent damage or generation of more unpredictable disbond. In addition, detection sensitivity of the deeper defects requires to be enhanced. In this paper, the mathematical derivation and the implementation of the periodic pulsed thermography have been established for detecting inner defects of lead-steel structure. This has been especially conducted for detecting small and deep defects that require high energy to increase detectability. Validation of the proposed method has been undertaken on both inductive thermography and optical thermography. The obtained results have demonstrated that periodic pulsed thermography is highly efficient for deep inner defect inspection of metal-metal bonded structure.
Author(s): Li X, Gao B, Zhu Y, Woo WL, Tian G, Tang G, Li J, Sun C
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: IEEE Sensors Journal
Year: 2018
Volume: 18
Issue: 11
Pages: 4679-4688
Print publication date: 01/06/2018
Online publication date: 02/04/2018
Acceptance date: 02/04/2016
Date deposited: 16/04/2018
ISSN (print): 1530-437X
ISSN (electronic): 1558-1748
Publisher: IEEE
URL: https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2018.2822290
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2018.2822290
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