This paper addresses the detection of thickness reduction defects in thermal barrier coating (TBC) systems. It compares eddy current testing responses obtained by pulse-modulation waves at different frequencies with those from corresponding sinusoidal waves via linear regression analysis, demonstrating the advantages of pulse-modulation eddy current testing. A numerical simulation model for coating thinning defects in TBC systems is established. Based on the simulation results, three regression models are developed to fit the experimental data, and these models effectively characterize the relationship between the measured signals and defect size. Probability of detection (POD) analysis is performed on the regression results. The detection threshold is determined using the receiver operating characteristic curve, and the POD curve is constructed. The POD analysis results indicate that a 90% POD corresponds to a defect size of 50.62 μm, with a 95% lower-confidence bound.
检出概率(probability of detection,POD)为某一尺寸缺陷在特定检测条件下被检出的概率,是评估无损检测方法和检测系统可靠性的重要指标[7]。目前,POD已广泛用于裂纹、腐蚀及减薄等缺陷的可靠性评估[8-12]。现有研究主要针对金属内部裂纹和腐蚀缺陷,针对微米级涂层厚度评估的POD研究仍相对较少。
图10中,缺陷尺寸(涂层厚度减小量)100 μm的ROC曲线更接近左上角,表明模型在识别100 μm缺陷时具有更高的分类准确性与预测能力,与常识相符。缺陷尺寸50 μm的ROC曲线上,最佳阈值的POD大于90%、PFA小于10%,表明模型能识别大部分50 μm的缺陷,并能在较小的误报率下预测,对缺陷尺寸50 μm的分类效果非常好。50 μm缺陷尺寸ROC曲线下的面积(area under the curve,AUC)大于90%,表明系统检测该缺陷的性能较好,能稳定且较准确地作出分类决策[24]。
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