Lamp assembly for a thermographic nondestructive evaluation system
US9500611B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 26, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N25/72
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A thermographic nondestructive evaluation system includes a lamp assembly having a lamp. The lamp is configured to be positioned within an internal cavity of a target object and to emit an energy pulse toward an interior surface of the internal cavity. The lamp includes at least one curved portion, the at least one curved portion is curved relative to a longitudinal axis of the lamp, and a first curvature of the curved portion is selected to substantially correspond to a second curvature of the internal cavity.
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