Non-Destructive Testing of Joints Used in Refrigerated Vehicle Bodies
[ 1 ] Instytut Maszyn Roboczych i Pojazdów Samochodowych, Wydział Inżynierii Lądowej i Transportu, Politechnika Poznańska | [ P ] employee
2024
scientific article
english
- ultrasonic testing
- thermal imaging method
- adhesive joints
- refrigerated vehicles
EN This paper focuses on the non-destructive evaluation of adhesive joints used in vehicles designed for transporting food products. The research and analysis were limited to the joints used in connecting elements of the cargo space. Two non-destructive methods were employed in the study: ultrasonic and thermographic techniques. Both methods confirmed the feasibility of evaluating adhesive joints in the construction of food transport vehicles, with the thermographic method proving to be much faster in identifying large areas of deadhesion in the plating. The ultrasonic method, on the other hand, allows for the inspection of sheathing and aluminum profiles. The predefined decibel drop in the height of the first two pulses on the ultrasonic defectoscope screen for areas with high-quality joints was less than 3.5 dB. In contrast, for areas with adhesion-related damage, the decibel drop in the first two pulses exceeded 4.5 dB.
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Article number: 9364
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