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http://dx.doi.org/10.5302/J.ICROS.2007.13.3.218

A Measurement of Size of the Open Crack using Ultrasound Thermography  

Cho, Jai-Wan (한국원자력연구소 원자력로봇LAB.)
Seo, Yong-Chil (한국원자력연구소 원자력로봇LAB.)
Jung, Seung-Ho (한국원자력연구소 원자력로봇LAB.)
Jung, Hyun-Kyu (한국원자력연구소 원자력로봇LAB.)
Kim, Seung-Ho (한국원자력연구소 원자력로봇LAB.)
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Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems / v.13, no.3, 2007 , pp. 218-223 More about this Journal
Abstract
The dissipation of high-power ultrasonic energy at the faces of the defect causes an increase in temperature. It is resulted from localized selective heating in the vicinity of cracks because of the friction effect. In this paper the measurement of size and direction of crack using UET(Ultrasound Excitation Thermography) is described. The ultrasonic pulse energy is injected into the sample in one side. The hot spot, which is a small area around the crack tip and heated up highly, is observed. The hot spot, which is estimated as the starting point of the crack, is seen in the nearest position from the ultrasonic excitation point. Another ultrasonic pulse energy is injected into the sample in the opposite side. The hot spot, the ending point of the crack, is seen in the closest distance from the injection point also. From the calculation of the coordinates of both the first hot spot and the second hot spot observed, the size and slope of the crack is estimated. In the experiment of STS fatigue crack specimen(thickness 14mm), the size and the direction of the crack was measured.
Keywords
ultrasound excitation thermography; crack; fatigue; hot spot; size measurement;
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