Técnicas fotoacústicas para ensayos y evaluación no destructiva: una revisión exhaustiva
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Fotoacústica, Defectos internos, Evaluación no destructivaResumen
Las Pruebas No Destructivas (NDT) son fundamentales para la seguridad industrial, sin embargo, los métodos tradicionales presentan limitaciones relacionadas con los requisitos de acoplamiento y los materiales complejos. Este trabajo presenta una revisión sistemática de la tecnología fotoacústica como una alternativa avanzada, que combina la penetración óptica con las ventajas ultrasónicas para habilitar inspecciones sin contacto y de alta resolución. El estudio analiza su aplicación exitosa en metales, baterías y semiconductores para la detección multiescala de defectos. Los resultados confirman que la fotoacústica es una herramienta consolidada que promete evolucionar desde la simple detección de defectos hacia el análisis predictivo de vida útil en la manufactura avanzada. El análisis se realizó mediante una búsqueda bibliográfica estructurada en Scopus, Web of Science e IEEE Xplore, considerando publicaciones en inglés desde 2020 hasta la fecha. Los criterios de selección se centraron en técnicas fotoacústicas aplicadas específicamente a ensayos y evaluación no destructiva en contextos industriales y de ingeniería, excluyendo estudios biomédicos in vivo.
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