• 대한기계학회논문집A
• /
• 제37권4호
• /
• pp.443-446
• /
• 2013

적외선 열화상 기술은 넓은 면적을 동시에 검사할 수가 있고, 크랙 또는 박리와 같은 결함을 실시간으로 검출할 수 있으며, 일반적으로 적외선 열화상은 열복사로 피사체에서 방사되는 적외선 영역을 열화상 카메라를 통하여 가시적인 화상을 만들어 주는 기술이며 모든 물체의 분자가 열에 의해 교란되어 발생하는데 분자 운동은 물체의 온도가 올라가면 증가하고 온도가 내려가면서 감소한다. 본 연구에서는 초음파 서모그래피 기술과 기법의 적용과 타당성을 확인하여 엔진블록의 자동차산업 전반에 수요가 많은 대상체로 하였고, 결함 부위에 비파괴 신뢰성평가에 대한 실험을 수행하여 기술하였다.

• Tribology and Lubricants
• /
• 제26권6호
• /
• pp.336-340
• /
• 2010

Ultrasound thermography detects defects by radiating 20 ~ 30 kHz ultrasound waves to the samples and capturing the heat generated from the defects with the use of an infrared thermographic camera. This technology is being spotlighted as a next-generation NDE for the automobile and aerospace industries because it can test large areas and can detect defects such as cracks and exfoliations in real time. The heating mechanism of the ultrasound vibration has not been accurately determined, but the thermomechanical coupling effect and the surface or internal friction are estimated to be the main causes. When this heat is captured by an infrared thermographic camera, the defects inside or on the surface of objects can be quickly detected. Although this technology can construct a testing device relatively simply and can detect defects within a short time, there are no reliable data about the factors related to its detection ability. In this study, the ultrasound thermography technique was used to manufacture gasoline and diesel engine piston specimens, and nondestructive reliability tests to verify the applicability and validity of the ultrasound thermography technique.

• Tribology and Lubricants
• /
• 제30권2호
• /
• pp.124-129
• /
• 2014

The piping system accounts for a large portion of the machinery structure of a plant, and is considered as a very important mechanical structure for plant safety. Accordingly, it is used in most energy plants in the nuclear, gas, and heavy chemical industries. In particular, the piping system for a nuclear plant is generally complicated and uses the reactor and its cooling system. The piping equipment is exposed to diverse loads such as weight, temperature, pressure, and seismic load from pipes and fluids, and is used to transfer steam, oil, and gas. In ultrasound infrared thermography, which is an active thermography technology, a 15-100 kHz ultrasound wave is applied to the subject, and the resulting heat from the defective parts is measured using a thermography camera. Because this technique can inspect a large area simultaneously and detect defects such as cracks and delamination in real time, it is used to detect defects in the new and renewable energy, car, and aerospace industries, and recently, in piping defect detection. In this study, ultrasound infrared thermography is used to detect information for the diagnosis of nuclear equipment and structures. Test specimens are prepared with piping materials for nuclear plants, and the optimally designed ultrasound horn and ultrasound vibration system is used to determine damages on nuclear plant piping and detect defects. Additionally, the detected images are used to improve the reliability of the surface and internal defect detection for nuclear piping materials, and their field applicability and reliability is verified.