Theory and Practice of Infrared Technology for Nondestructive Testing
Wiley Series in Microwave and Optical Engineering
1. Edition May 2001
XX, 684 Pages, Hardcover
Handbook/Reference Book
Short Description
Nondestructive testing (NDT) is the examination of an object with technology that does not affect the object's usefulness. Infrared technology is becoming more popular because of the availability of new infrared images and the need for NDT in many fields.
The book includes fundamental concepts of theory, instrumentation, and experimental practice as well as practical applications. An important chapter setting the book apart from other publications describes the properties of materials and presents case studies from industry. In addition, a program called IRNDT accompanies the book and is available on the Wiley ftp site. The program includes an image bank that can be used to test the principles covered in the book.
* All chapters end with summaries, problems, and questions.
* Authored by an acknowledged expert in the field.
* Material draws on case studies to illustrate major points.
Getting Started with Thermography for Nondestructive Testing.
FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS.
Introduction to Thermal Emission.
Introduction to Heat Transfer.
Infrared Sensors and Optic Fundamentals.
Images.
Automated Image Analysis.
Materials.
Experimental Concepts.
ACTIVE THERMOGRAPHY.
Active Thermography.
Quantitative Data Analysis in Active Thermography.
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE THERMOGRAPHY: CASE STUDIES.
Applications.
References and Bibliography.
Appendix A: Computer Model.
Appendix B: Smoothing Routing.
Appendix C: Parabola Computations.
Appendix D: Higher-Order Gradient Computations Based on the Roberts Gradient.
Appendix E: Properties of Metals and Nonmetals.
Appendix F: Matlab M-Scripts Available.
Index.
