Aeronautics composite material inspection with a terahertz time-domain spectroscopy system
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en
Article de revue
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Optical Engineering. 2014-03, vol. 53, n° 3, p. 031208 (1-14)
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English Abstract
The usability of pulsed broadband terahertz radiation for the inspection of composite materials from the aeronautics industry is investigated, with the goal of developing a mobile time-domain spectroscopy system that ...Read more >
The usability of pulsed broadband terahertz radiation for the inspection of composite materials from the aeronautics industry is investigated, with the goal of developing a mobile time-domain spectroscopy system that operates in reflection geometry. A wide range of samples based on glass and carbon fiber reinforced plastics with various types of defects is examined using an imaging system; the results are evaluated both in time and frequency domain. The conductivity of carbon fibers prevents penetration of the respective samples but also allows analysis of coatings from the reflected THz pulses. Glass fiber composites are, in principle, transparent for THz radiation, but commonly with significant absorption for wavelengths >1 THz. Depending on depth, matrix material, and size, defects like foreign material inserts, delaminations, or moisture contamination can be visualized. If a defect is not too deep in the sample, its location can be correctly identified from the delay between partial reflections at the surface and the defect itself.Read less <
English Keywords
Composite materials
Terahertz imaging
Non-destructive testing
Carbon fiber reinforced plastic
glass fiber reinforced plastic
honeycomb
Rohacell
Laminate
European Project
Development and Optimization of THz NDT on Aeronautics Composite Multi-layered Structure
Origin
Hal imported