<title>Inspection of metallic thermal protection systems for the X-33 launch vehicle using pulsed infrared thermography</title> - Concepedia

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<title>Inspection of metallic thermal protection systems for the X-33 launch vehicle using pulsed infrared thermography</title>

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1998

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J. O. Taylor, Henry M. Dupont

Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE

High ResolutionEngineeringThermographyThermal ProtectionNondestructive TestingInfrared SensorX-33 Launch VehicleEducationThermal AnalysisNuclear MaterialsIr ThermographyInstrumentationTechnologyInfrared ThermographyMetallic Honeycomb

Abstract

High resolution pulsed IR thermography has been assessed, selected and developed for the inspection of brazed metallic honeycomb sandwich thermal protection system parts for the X-33 space vehicle. This inspection is fast, reliable and less costly than alternative methods.