Energy density detector for optical heat sources in step-heating thermography
- In this work, we describe the extension of the applicability of a point-shaped energy density detector formerly only applicable for flash lamp excitation to optical heat sources for step-heating thermography, such as IR lamps or halogen lamps. Such continuous heat sources are often used in active thermography testing, when materials with low thermal diffusivity and specimens with large heat capacity are examined and large amounts of energy have to be deposited. Here, the temperature transient at the sensor surface is recorded by the infrared camera that is already present. The energy (power) input into the investigated specimen can be determined during the following data evaluation by fitting the results of an analytical model to the experimental data.