06. Golovin D. Yu., Divin A. G., Samodurov A. A., Zaharov Yu. A., Tyurin A. I., Golovin Yu. I. Identification of Defects in Products Made from Honeycomb Composite Materials Using Infrared Scanning Thermography

DOI: 10.15507/2658-4123.034.202402.265-280

Identification of Defects in Products Made from Honeycomb Composite Materials Using Infrared Scanning Thermography

Dmitry Yu. Golovin
Cand. Sci. (Eng.), Senior Researcher at the Research Institute of Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials, Derzhavin Tambov State University (33 Internatsionalnaya St., Tambov 392000, Russian Federation), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8872-2121, Scopus ID: 7004150534, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Alexander G. Divin
Dr.Sci. (Eng.), Professor of the Chair of Mechatronics and Technological Measurements, Tambov State Technical University (106 Sovetskaya St., Tambov 392000, Russian Federation), Senior Researcher at the Research Institute of Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials, Derzhavin Tambov State University (33 Internatsionalnaya St., Tambov 392000, Russian Federation), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7578-0505, Scopus ID: 6506701765, Researcher ID: G-5718-2017, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Alexander A. Samodurov
Cand.Sci. (Ph.-M.), Senior Researcher at the Research Institute of Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials, Derzhavin Tambov State University (33 Internatsionalnaya St., Tambov 392000, Russian Federation), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9600-8140, Scopus ID: 6603455375, Researcher ID: P-7056-2014, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Yuriy A. Zaharov
Postgraduate Student of the Chair of Mechatronics and Technological Measurements, Tambov State Technical University (106 Sovetskaya St., Tambov 392000, Russian Federation), Junior Researcher at the Research Institute of Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials, Derzhavin Tambov State University (33 Internatsionalnaya St., Tambov 392000, Russian Federation), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6840-4418, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Alexander I. Tyurin
Cand.Sci. (Ph.-M.), Head of the Research Institute of Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials, Derzhavin Tambov State University (33 Internatsionalnaya St., Tambov 392000, Russian Federation), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8020-2507, Scopus ID: 57221837737, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Yuriy I. Golovin
Dr.Sci. (Ph.-M.), Professor, Head of the Research Institute of Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials, Derzhavin Tambov State University (33 Internatsionalnaya St., Tambov 392000, Russian Federation), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6804-7057, Scopus ID: 7006092259, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Abstract
Introduction. Recently, sandwich-structured composite materials based on honeycomb core and strong thin shells have become widespread. However, these materials are characterized by manufacturing and operational flaws such as “non-gluing” and “delamination” that is the breaking of the bonds between the shell and the honeycomb core that result in the deterioration in the mechanical, acoustic and thermal properties of the material.
Aim of the Study. The study is aimed at developing effective methods for detecting flaws in gluing shell with comb core in honeycomb polymer materials.
Materials and Methods. The article describes a method for detecting these flaws using scanning thermography with a linear heat source, based on the estimation and subsequent analysis of the distribution of local temperature field gradients on the product surface.
Results. The experiments were carried out on a model polymer specimen with an embedded artificial flaw; there were shown the main sources of emerging noise, control errors, and the ways to reduce their influence; a numerical method for assessing the accuracy of the flaw measurement method was proposed.
Discussion and Conclusion. Tests carried out on a control specimen showed that the proportion of errors in measuring a defect does not exceed 12%.

Keywords: scanning thermography, non-destructive testing, composite materials, honeycomb core, flaw detection, delamination

Conflict of interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Funding: The study was supported by the grant of the Russian Science Foundation № 20-19-00602 using the equipment of the Center for Collective Use of Derzhavin Tambov State University and the Center for Collective Use “Robotics” of Tambov State Technical University.

For citation: Golovin D.Yu., Divin A.G., Samodurov A.A., Zaharov Yu.A., Tyurin A.I., Golovin Yu.I. Identification of Defects in Products Made from Honeycomb Composite Materials Using Infrared Scanning Thermography. Engineering Technologies and Systems. 2024;34(2):265‒280. https://doi.org/10.15507/2658-4123.034.202402.265-280

Authors contribution:
D. Yu. Golovin – scientific guidance, forming the structure of the article, analyzing literary data, describing the methods and technique for processing, drawing conclusions.
A. G. Divin – analyzing literary data, describing the methods and technique of processing, editing the text, drawing conclusions.
A. A. Samodurov – justification and experimental confirmation of criteria for identifying flaws.
Yu. A. Zaharov – developing the algorithms and software for recording temperature measurements using a thermal imaging camera.
A. I. Tyurin – developing measurement techniques.
Yu. I. Golovin – scientific guidance, formation of the structure of the article, analysis of literature data, writing conclusions on the work.

All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.

Submitted 29.10.2023; revised 02.11.2023;
accepted 17.11.2023

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