Active thermography as a quantitative method for non-destructive evaluation of porous carbon fiber reinforced polymers

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Abstract

In this work active thermography was successfully applied as a quantitative method for the non-destructive evaluation of porosity in carbon fiber reinforced polymers. Results showed that not only the level of porosity, but also the shape of the pores strongly influences the active thermography results, in particular the measured thermal diffusivity. In an experiment the shape of the pores was obtained by means of X-ray computed tomography. Based on this microstructural information, the dethermalization theory can be deduced as the most effective thermal diffusivity model with respect to quantitative porosity determination. Furthermore, the obtained experimental data on active thermography correspond to measurements made using ultrasonic testing with respect to the influence of pore shapes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)537-543
Number of pages7
JournalNDT & E INTERNATIONAL
Volume44
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2011

Keywords

  • Active thermography
  • Carbon fiber reinforced polymers
  • Computed tomography
  • Porosity
  • Ultrasonic testing

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