Theory and Practice of Infrared Technology for Nondestructive Testing

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.Theorie, instrumentelle Ausrustung, experimentelle Praxis und Anwendungen: Dieses Buch fuhrt Sie ein in die zerstorungsfreie Werkstoffprufung mit IR-Strahlung. Im Unterschied zu anderen Buchern, werden hier auch Eigenschaften von Materialien behandelt, z.T. anhand von Fallstudien aus der Industrie. Das Programm IRNDT (abrufbar vom Wiley-ftp-Server) enthalt eine Bilddatenbank, die Ihnen beim Durchspielen der besprochenen Beispiele hilft. Mit zahlreichen Ubungsaufgaben! Preface.

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. "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) XAVIER P. V. MALDAGUE is Professor of Electrical and Computing Engineering at Université Laval in Québec City, Canada. He is the author of two other books on the subject: Nondestructive Evaluation of Materials by Infrared Thermography and Infrared Methodology. An indispensable resource for the use of infrared thermography in industrial nondestructive testing

Machine vision, especially infrared thermography, provides industries with a more efficient and cost-effective method of detecting production flaws than traditional means of human inspection. The trend in industry today is toward inspecting and evaluating products in a nondestructive manner. For that purpose, infrared thermography has become a prime means of ensuring quality without damaging product. This comprehensive reference for professionals provides total coverage of infrared thermography inspection, theory, and practice in nondestructive testing (NDT).

Xavier Maldague provides a comprehensive introduction to Thermographic Nondestructive Testing (TNDT) and its current applications, followed by major sections on the fundamental concepts, passive and active thermography, and case studies in industry. A complementary package called IRNDT is available on the Internet for use with problems at the end of each chapter or as a tool for image processing. Detailed coverage includes:
* Introduction to thermal emission and heat transfer
* Infrared sensors and optics fundamentals
* Images and image analysis
* Experimental concepts
* Active thermography and quantitative analysis: pulsed, step, lockin, and vibrothermography
* Case studies in passive and active thermography