Thermal Methods for Evaluating Flaws in Composite Materials: A New Approach to Data Analysis

Lock-in thermography represents a valid and consolidated techniques capable of detecting and quantifying defects in composite materials. This technique in industry is still not widespread especially for large structures, mainly because of the overall lengthy time required for testing due to the necessary scanning approach.

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