Thermography method
CA 2435772 A1 · Owner: Sandvoss, Rolf · Inventors: Sandvoss, Rolf
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The invention relates to a method and to a device (1) for testing materials by determining and displaying as an image temperature differences above a threshold value on the surface of test objects (8). In a first step a camera , for determining and displaying as an image the temperature differences above a threshold value is used to determine the temperatures of object elements (22) within a test area (14) of the test object (8) facing the camera. The test area (14) is then provided with heat by means of a laser beam (4) in such a manner that the temperature of the surface of the test object (8) rises in the test area (14) by at least the amount of the threshold value. The object …
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- Filed January 24, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended January 24, 2022.
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