Integrity Evaluation of Railway Bogie Using Infrared Thermography Technique

적외선 열화상 기술을 이용한 철도차량 대차 건전성 평가

  • Kim, Jeong-Guk (Korea Railroad Research Institute, Vehicle Dynamics Research Department)
  • 김정국 (한국철도기술연구원 주행추진연구실)
  • Received : 2011.02.21
  • Accepted : 2011.04.07
  • Published : 2011.04.30

Abstract

The lock-in thermography was employed to evaluate the integrity of railway bogies. Prior to the actual application on railway bogies, in order to assess the detectability of known flaws, the calibration reference panel was prepared with various dimensions of artificial flaws. The panel was composed of structural steel, which was the same material with actual bogies. Through lock-in thermography evaluation, the optimal frequency of heat source was determined for the best flaw detection. Based on the defects information, the actual defect assessments on railway bogie were conducted with different types of railway bogies, which were used for the current operation. In summary, the defect assessment results with thermography method showed a good agreement as compared with the conventional inspection techniques. Moreover, it was found that the novel infrared thermography technique could be an effective way for the inspection and the detection of surface defects on bogies since the infrared thermography method provided rapid and non-contact mode for the investigation of railway bogies.

철도차량 대차의 건전성 평가를 위해 위상잠금 열화상 기술이 이용되었다. 실제 대차의 건전성 평가전에 인공결함을 함유한 실제 대차와 동일한 재질의 시험편으로 교정을 실시하였으며, 이러한 결함에 대한 정보를 바탕으로 실제 철도차량 대차의 결함 평가를 실시하였다. 본 연구에서는 대차결함의 검출을 위한 비파괴평가 기술로써 위상잠금 열화상 기술의 적용성을 탐구하였으며, 열화상법에 의한 결함 평가 결과와 다른 비파괴평가 결과와의 비교 결과를 나타내었다. 본 연구에서는 비접촉, 빠른 결과 처리 등의 장점을 지닌 위상잠금 적외선 열화상 기술이 기존의 대차 결함 평가를 위한 방법을 대체할 수 있는 효율적인 기술임을 알 수 있었다.

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