Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 54, Issue 5, 20240537(2025)

Infrared pulsed thermal wave optical flow imaging detection of defects in thermal protective materials

Chenghao PAN, Shang GAO, Tao DI, Hao WANG, Lijun MA, and Jian JIANG
Author Affiliations
  • School of Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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    The principle of infrared pulse thermal wave optical flow imaging based on THFS technology
    Schematic diagram of THFS and FFT coupling algorithm
    (a) Geometry of simulated specimen; (b) Finite element mesh
    (a) Power density distribution; (b) Heat flow field
    (a) Normalized FFT amplitude; (b) Normalized FFT-THFS amplitude; (c) Normalize FFT phase; (d) Normalized FFT-THFS phase
    (a) Optical images; (b) Geometry diagram
    The schematic diagram of infrared pulsed thermal imaging
    Infrared pulse thermal imaging detection experimental platform
    (a) Normalized heat flow field for 5 s; (b) Comparative analysis of thermal image and thermal image-THFS
    (a) The regression curve of the original defect diameter and normalized contrast; (b) The regression curve of THFS-enhanced defect diameter and normalized contrast
    (a) Comparative analysis of FFT phase and FFT-THFS phase; (b) Comparative analysis of FFT amplitude and FFT-THFS amplitude
    Definition of defect area and non-defect area
    (a) FFT amplitude SNR vs defect diameter and depth; (b) FFT-THFS amplitude SNR vs defect diameter and depth; (c) FFT phase SNR vs defect diameter and depth; (d) FFT-THFS phase SNR vs defect diameter and depth
    Relationship between FFT/FFT-THFS amplitude SNR and defect diameter-to-depth ratio
    Relationship between FFT/FFT-THFS phase SNR and defect diameter-to-depth ratio
    (a) FFT amplitude segmentation; (b) FFT-THFS amplitude segmentation
    • Table 1. Amplitude and phase SNR data of FFT/FFT-THFS

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      Table 1. Amplitude and phase SNR data of FFT/FFT-THFS

      Defect numberDefect diameter to depth ratioFFT amplitude SNRFFT-THFSamplitude SNRTHFS gainFFT phase SNRFFT-THFS phase SNRTHFS gain
      #151.151.2912.17%8.158.828.22%
      #26.678.128.616.03%10.1011.5714.55%
      #31017.1418.165.95%10.9912.0910.01%
      #42018.0019.055.83%14.0414.936.34%
      #56.6727.9328.542.18%30.6132.897.45%
      #68.8936.8938.183.50%31.8532.251.26%
      #713.3349.3952.135.55%33.2035.306.33%
      #826.6760.2467.5112.07%36.2539.178.06%
      #98.3364.9765.771.23%54.5255.081.03%
      #1011.1179.8482.283.06%55.5763.6514.54%
      #1116.6790.75107.0717.98%57.2565.2313.94%
      #1233.33104.09120.9516.18%60.5570.7116.78%
      #1310128.93141.099.43%85.5396.0212.26%
      #1413.33150.62165.8210.09%85.0397.9515.19%
      #1520142.92162.6813.83%102.35111.829.25%
      #1640161.20188.5816.99%108.66119.409.88%
    • Table 2. FFT amplitude and FFT-THFS amplitude defect diameter detection results

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      Table 2. FFT amplitude and FFT-THFS amplitude defect diameter detection results

      Defect numberActual diameter/mmFFT amplitude detection diameter/mmErrorFFT-THFS amplitude detection diameter/mmError
      #166.6712.67%5.950.83%
      #266.416.83%6.255.12%
      #366.457.50%6.315.17%
      #466.273.33%6.020.33%
      #588.040.50%8.020.25%
      #687.790.38%8.131.63%
      #788.040.50%7.881.50%
      #888.192.38%8.040.50%
      #91010.727.20%10.232.3%
      #101010.101.00%9.920.8%
      #111010.242.40%10.050.5%
      #121010.272.70%10.070.7%
      #131212.201.67%12.050.42%
      #141212.282.33%12.110.92%
      #151212.776.42%11.504.17%
      #161212.816.75%12.272.25%
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    Category: Infrared

    Received: Dec. 11, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: May. 26, 2025

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    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20240537

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