Non-destructive testing of wind turbine blades by FLIR thermal imaging camera


Korean scientists are developing an active thermography methodology for nondestructive testing of wind turbine blades. This technique, which uses high-speed photonic thermographic cameras such as the FLIR SC5200, is based on exciting the sample by means of an energy source. If the sample has a homogeneous composition and distribution, its heat dissipation will also be homogeneous. The active thermography technique analyzes this heat distribution for anomalies, which indicate anomalies in the material.