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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2005
Applicants:
Max J. Rothenfusser, Munich, DE;
Joachim F. Baumann, Munich, DE;
Robert E. Shannon, Oviedo, FL (US);
Paul J. Zombo, Cocoa, FL (US);
Inventors:
Max J. Rothenfusser, Munich, DE;
Joachim F. Baumann, Munich, DE;
Robert E. Shannon, Oviedo, FL (US);
Paul J. Zombo, Cocoa, FL (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Power Generation, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G01N 3/32 (2006.01); G01F 23/00 (2006.01); G01H 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A defect detection system for thermally imaging a structure that has been energized by a sound energy. The system includes a transducer that couples a sound signal into the structure, where the sound signal causes defects in the structure to heat up. In one embodiment, the sound signal has one or more frequencies that are at or near an eigen-mode of the structure.