Observación y cuantificación de defectos en soldaduras a través del procesamiento digital de imágenes termográficas//Defects in weld observation and quantification through digital thermographic images processing
Abstract
El objetivo del trabajo fue la observación y cuantificación de defectos en soldaduras a través del procesamiento digital de imágenes termográficas, mediante la termografía activa con sistema de calentamiento por conducción y enfriamiento natural en aire. Se ensayaron dos probetas soldadas de acero estructural con discontinuidades subsuperficiales, se dispuso la cámara infrarroja perpendicular a
las probetas y se obtuvieron las imágenes durante el enfriamiento. El algoritmo para el procesamiento digital de las imágenes infrarrojas se basó en la conversión a escala de grises de las imágenes, la aplicación de filtros y operaciones morfológicas para la cuantificación de los defectos. Se observaron poros, inclusiones de escoria y falta de fusión y se cuantificó geométricamente su longitud y perímetro. El método se confrontó mediante la técnica de inspección por radiografía, apreciándose un error inferior al 3,4 %. Esta técnica pudiera emplearse como preevaluación para calificar procedimientos de soldadura y soldadores.
Palabras claves: imágenes termográficas, defectos en soldadura, procesamientos digitales.
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Abstract
The objective of this paper was the observation and quantification through the digital thermographic images processing of defect in welds, the active thermography method with a conduction heat and cooling in natural air system means. Two structural steel welded specimens with internal discontinuities were
tested; the infrarred camera was placed perpendicular to the specimens and was obtained the images during the cooling. The infrared images digital processing algorithm was based on the conversion of the images to scale of gray, filters and morphological operations application for quantification the defects.
Pores, slag inclusions and lack of fusion were observed and geometric longitude and perimeter were too. The method was confronted by means technique of x-ray inspection, appreciating an inferior error to 3,4%. This technique could be used preevaluation to qualify welding procedures and welders.
Key words: active thermography, welding defects, digitals process.
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