This paper provides a summary of the Australian experience with infrared thermography as a nondestructive inspection (NDI) tool for through-life support of aircraft within the Australian Defence Force (ADF). It covers the key variants of active thermography including flash, synchronous (or lock-in), and sonic as well as thermoelastic stress analysis and presents a range of applications to military aircraft including the F/A-18, F-111, and the MRH-90. This work, done by the Australian Defence Science and Technology Organisation over a period of a decade, has helped to clarify some of the key challenges confronting the introduction of infrared thermography as a routine method of inspection within the ADF. It is argued that the importance of infrared thermography is set to grow with the emergence of aircraft like the Tiger and MRH-90 which are assembled from light-weight composite materials that are amenable to thermal forms of inspection.


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    Title :

    An Australian perspective on the application of infrared thermography to the inspection of military aircraft


    Additional title:

    Eine australische Perspektive der Anwendung von Infrarotthermographie auf die Prüfung von Militärflugzeugen


    Contributors:
    Rajic, N. (author) / Rowlands, D. (author) / Tsoi, K.A. (author)


    Publication date :

    2010


    Size :

    10 Seiten, 7 Bilder, 8 Quellen



    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Storage medium


    Language :

    English




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