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Index of acronyms
Thermography is a technique of obtaining an image of the heat distribution over the surface of an object. The usual method is to use a
Podcast: The Naked special television camera with an infrared sensitive detector and a lens which transmits infrared radiation. Such cameras can operate
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at normal video rates.
ACFM technique
Temperature variations in the subject are then displayed as shades of grey or can be converted into pseudo-colour image.
Acoustic methods Temperature variations as small as 0.1°C can be detected.
Acoustic emission (AE)
The two main fields of application are:
Acoustic ranging a) to look at the heat distribution in hot specimens such as furnace walls, insulated structures, electronic circuits, etc in steady state
Coating thickness – generally known as passive thermography;
measurement methods b) to provide a pulsed source of heat on one side of a specimen and examine the other side for non-uniformities in infrared emission
which would correspond to internal inhomogeneities or large flaws – generally known as active thermography.
Eddy current testing

Electromagnetic methods The heat pulse may be supplied by a laser and the method is used to examine CFRP laminates and honeycomb bonded panels.

Erosion corrosion
One limitation of thermography is that the infrared emission depends also on the surface condition of the specimen (surface
Laser-based inspection emissivity).

Leak testing methods Thermographic images can also be obtained by coating the specimen surface with heat-sensitive (cholesteric) liquid crystals before
Liquid penetrant inspection applying the heat source to the opposite side.

Magnetic flux leakage

methods

Magnetic particle inspection

(MPI)

Neutron radiography

Optical methods

Optical metrology and

holography

Potential drop flaw detection

and sizing

Radiography

Real-time radiography and

radioscopy

Resonant inspection

Stress measurement

Thermography

Ultrasonic methods

Ultrasonic advanced
methods

Ultrasonic flaw detection

 Ultrasonic thickness
gauging

Visual inspection

Other methods

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