Description
Book SynopsisThe 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.
Trade Review"A textbook to be used in a curriculum of advanced material engineering, with enough practical aspects covered to support associated laboratory sessions as well." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 25, No. 3, September 2001)
Table of ContentsPreface.
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.
