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Detection of unbonds in honeycomb sandwich structure using lock-in thermography

  • Hui Liu*
  • , Junyan Liu
  • , Yang Wang
  • , Huijuan Li
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • School of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
  • China Aero-polytechnology Establishment

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Abstract

Lock-in thermography (LT), that is active infrared testing technology, mainly includes optical lock-in thermography (OLT) and ultrasound lock-in thermography (ULT). LT can be used to detect unbonds between honeycomb core and face sheet of sandwich structures. However, modulation frequency is an important influencing factor. In this paper, the principles of LT are represented, in experimental detections of simulated unbonds in honeycomb sandwich structures with Al-face sheet and CFRP-face sheet using OLT and ULT, detectability of OLT and ULT is compared and analyzed, effect of modulation frequency is researched and the optimal frequencies are obtained.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationManufacturing Science and Engineering I
Pages4363-4366
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event2009 International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Engineering, ICMSE 2009 - Zhuhai, China
Duration: 26 Dec 200928 Dec 2009

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume97-101
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Conference

Conference2009 International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Engineering, ICMSE 2009
Country/TerritoryChina
CityZhuhai
Period26/12/0928/12/09

Keywords

  • Detecting unbond
  • Infrared thermography
  • Lock-in thermography
  • Nondestructive testing

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