TY - CONF A1 - Bernegger, Raphael A1 - Altenburg, Simon A1 - Maierhofer, Christiane T1 - Quantitative determination of the geometry of defects by pulse thermography N2 - Pulsed thermography is a well-known non-destructive testing technique and has proven to be a valuable tool for examination of material defects. Material defects are often simulated by flat-bottom holes (FBH) or grooves. Typically, analytical 1D models are used to determine the defect depth of FBHs, grooves or delaminations. However, these models cannot take into account lateral heat flows, or only to a limited extent (semi-empirical model). They are therefore limited by the FBHs aspect ratio (diameter to remaining wall thickness), to ensure that the heat flow above the defect can still be described one-dimensionally. Here, we present an approach for quantitative determination of the geometry of FBH or grooves. For this purpose, the results of a numerical 2D model are fitted to experimental data, e.g., to determine simultaneously the defect depth of a FBHs or groove and its diameter or width, respectively. The model takes lateral heat flows into account as well as thermal losses. Figure 1 shows the temperature increase of a pulsed thermography measurement at three different locations on the sample. The numerical model is fitted to the experimental data (red lines) to quantify the groove. The numerical simulation matches the experimental data well. T2 - Progress in Photoacoustic & Photothermal Phenomena CY - Erice, Italy DA - 06.09.2018 KW - Pulse thermography KW - Numerical modelling KW - 2D model KW - Data reconstruction KW - Flat bottom holes KW - Notches KW - Opaque materials PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-46103 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -