High-Resolution Thermal Imaging and Analysis of TIG Weld Pool Phase Transitions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Welding Experimental Arrangement
2.2. Camera Design and Imaging
2.3. Calibration
2.4. Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Boone, N.; Davies, M.; Willmott, J.R.; Marin-Reyes, H.; French, R. High-Resolution Thermal Imaging and Analysis of TIG Weld Pool Phase Transitions. Sensors 2020, 20, 6952. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20236952
Boone N, Davies M, Willmott JR, Marin-Reyes H, French R. High-Resolution Thermal Imaging and Analysis of TIG Weld Pool Phase Transitions. Sensors. 2020; 20(23):6952. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20236952
Chicago/Turabian StyleBoone, Nicholas, Matthew Davies, Jon Raffe Willmott, Hector Marin-Reyes, and Richard French. 2020. "High-Resolution Thermal Imaging and Analysis of TIG Weld Pool Phase Transitions" Sensors 20, no. 23: 6952. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20236952