Flying spot camera locates surface cracks
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Cedip Infrared Systems product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Dec 23, 2003
Cedip Infrared Systems has been commissioned by Framatome ANP to develop a new kind of camera for surface crack detection in the nuclear and aviation industries.
Cedip Infrared Systems has been commissioned by Framatome ANP, the French manufacturer of nuclear plants, to develop a new kind of camera for surface crack detection in the nuclear and aviation industries.
The new type of photothermal camera, based on the patented Framatome-Onera "flying spot" method, is to be used by Framatome ANP and its subsidiary Intercontrole for the inspection of nuclear pressure vessels, in an attempt to replace dye penetration techniques.
The detection of cracks is particularly important for safety in the aviation and nuclear industries.
Traditional crack detection methods however are rather slow.
Visual testing methods are still the most widely used especially during the processing steps and the maintenance operations.
Among them, dye penetration testing is probably the most popular one because of its low cost and high versatility.
Nevertheless, in some cases, this simple technique cannot be used for reasons including surfaces that require noninvasive analysis, surfaces that are unsafe to humans (nuclear vessels), or where high surface roughness can lead to a high risk of false crack measurement.
In addition dye penetration techniques do not lend themselves to automation or online measurements.
In this system, the exterior of a sample under investigation is heated by the absorption of a CW laser scanning the surface.
Focalisation of the heating beam provides for three-dimensional heat diffusion that is sensitive to defects perpendicular to the surface.
These infra-red emissions are monitored by camera, the image of which scans with an adjustable offset the surface at the same velocity as the laser.
Based on this unique and patented adaptation of the active IR thermography technique, the flying spot camera permits the detection of surface flaws in metallic materials.
This novel noncontact system has been proven in field trials to reliably reveal cracks of only a few microns width, even on rough "industrial" surfaces.
Initial results indicate that the flying spot camera may be considered a true viable industrial alternative to conventional NDE techniques (dye penetration, eddy current, magnetic flux) for fast and remote detection of surface damage.
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