Quantitative measurement of thermal parameters over large areas using pulse-video thermography

Illustrative examples are presented of the quantitative results obtainable from pulse-video thermography (PVT) for a variety of fields, emphasizing the character of the pictorial representations which is anticipated to be most useful for quality-assurance management. The ability to obtain sequential frame-grabbed thermal images has greatly improved PVT data, opening the way for digital processing of thermal-transient images, as well as the determination of thermal diffusivity and effusivity over large areas.