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Volume 11 Issue 06 Your =
intelligence=20
brief on infrared thermographyWelcome Hello New=20
Subscriber,
Have you ever used IR to check out =
your=20
soffits? This month's case history explores this =
application.=20
And don't miss the LIVE IR video footage of that=20
unpronouceable volcano in Iceland. Pretty awesome=20
stuff!
Another interested application is the =
use of IR=20
to locate the extent of the oil slick from the leaking =
well in=20
the Gulf of Mexico. Finally, did you know that some =
female=20
insects seem to prefer hot males? Is there no =
end to the=20
uses for infrared thermography?
For those of =
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FLIR Reporter software, don't miss out on the chance =
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left.
As=20
usual we have our Message Board posts, News items, =
Videos, and=20
our monthly Brainteaser for you to solve.
As with all images in =
this=20
newsletter, click an image to see a larger=20
version.
Until next month,
Gary=20
Orlove, Editor and Publisher=20
Vented Soffits or Cover-up?=20
by =
Kenneth Brown,=20
MD =
A homeowner recently =
requested our=20
services to help her understand why her attic =
temperatures=20
could remain so high. For some reason she had placed =
an=20
electronic thermometer in the attic. In late spring =
when the=20
outside temperature was pleasant, i.e., in the 70's, =
in her=20
home in Pennsylvania the attic air temperature, 24=94 =
below the=20
ridge vent, were 40-50 degrees =
warmer...
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Read=20
the entire story. Video of the Month - Live IR Feed of Eyjafjallaj=F6kull =
Volcano=20
A=20
FLIR A320 infrared camera was shipped to the Icelandic =
company=20
Mila and is now installed to monitor the =
Eyjafjallaj=F6kull=20
volcano. The camera is installed approx. 10 kilometers =
from=20
the volcano. Click the image below for a live video =
feed from=20
the infrared camera.
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Click the =
image to=20
see the video.
IR News You can =
Use Straight=20
from the World Wide Web, here is what's going on in =
the world=20
of infrared thermography.
=
Scope=20
of Oil Spill Seen through Infrared Camera CBS News - Armen Keteyian - =
May 28,=20
2010 But in the very same area, shot =
exclusively for CBS=20
News with an infrared camera, the Gulf surface is dark =
an=20
ominous as far as the eye can see - and that=20
...
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Thermal=20
Imaging Getting More Use In Homes KETV Omaha - May 28, =
2010 Law=20
enforcement and the military have been using thermal =
imaging=20
technology and night vision gear for decades. But now =
more=20
homeowners are using it to ...
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Inspectors=20
Using Thermal Imaging To Appraise Home KHSL - Owen Clark - May =
18,=20
2010 Thermal imaging has become the hottest =
trend in real=20
estate. Using an infrared camera an inspector can spot =
temperature differential in the ceilings,=20
...
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NASA's=20
747-Mounted SOFIA Telescope Snaps First Images From =
the=20
Stratosphere Popular Science - Rebecca =
Boyle - 21=20
hours ago The =93Faint Object infraRed =
Camera for the Sofia=20
Telescope,=94 or Forcast instrument, took only minutes =
to=20
capture that image. It would have taken hours to do=20
...
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Female=20
insects prefer hot males BBC News - Jody Bourton - =
May 18,=20
2010 The team used a thermal imaging camera =
to measure the=20
body temperature of the insect while in flight. The =
camera was=20
originally designed for use by the food =
...
ITC Message Board Posts
Here=20
is a selection of recent new threads by IR Community =
members.=20
Feel free to click the links, see the responses, and =
post your=20
own response if =
you=20
like.
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Why=20
only some FLIR cameras make clicking =
sound? FLIR cam=20
for home inspection (e.g. extech i5) make a clicking =
sound,=20
along with a momentary screen freeze, several times a =
minute=20
as a calibration procedure.
The other day I =
watched a=20
TV documentary where a different kind of FLIR (shape =
like a=20
camcorder) was used to record animals. The footage =
does not=20
have momentary freezes, which means the camera does =
not make=20
the clicking or calibration sound.
So why is it =
necessary for the i5 to make the clicking sound, and =
not for=20
other FLIR cam?
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7.2=20
=B0 Richter earthquake in Mexicali, Mexico April 4,=20
2010 After the tremendous shock or =
earthquake=20
to which we subject this past April, (thank God, there =
were=20
many human losses, unfortunately only two people) have =
given=20
me the task of reviewing some walls and building =
structures=20
and houses.
fractured structures or foundations =
are=20
present thermal slight differences, perhaps products =
of NO=20
continuity of heat. to be no more than a solid body or =
a=20
whole, and now have a separation called crack, I think =
this=20
contributes to their images like the show.
I =
believe=20
that thermography does not apply in many cases of =
structures=20
and foundations that are "buried" the majority. I =
think the=20
opportunity is in the detection of walls are covered =
with=20
tiles, or tiles, which shows a non-uniform thermal =
pattern=20
behind them, but, perhaps, the distribution of the =
glue would=20
also be a factor that could =
mislead.
=
Ferrite=20
Rings I have used my FLIR E45 =
ThermaCam to take=20
images inside robot control cabinets. The ferrite =
rings appear=20
to be at much higher temperature as compared to the =
cables.=20
The temperature difference between ferrite rings and =
cables is=20
as high as 30-35 degrees in some cases.
I =
understand=20
that ferrite beads act as a passive low-pass filter=20
attenuating high frequency EMI/RFI electronic noise. =
So, it is=20
possible that the absorbed energy gets converted to =
heat and=20
dissipated by the ferrite. But, I'm a bit worried =
about their=20
temperature going up to 50-60 =
degrees.
And of=20
course if YOU have a question or want to start a =
discussion on=20
a topic, we would love to hear from you. Just post a =
new=20
thread on a message board.
Brainteaser of the Month
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Here is this month's =
brainteaser.=20
Readers who e-mail us a correct explanation are =
entered into a=20
drawing to win a prize. Please put "Brainteaser" as =
the=20
subject of the message.
Click here=20
to e-mail your guess.
Do you have an =
interesting=20
image that you think would challenge other =
thermographers? If=20
so please email=20
me your image (preferably in native .img, .jpg, .tif, =
.tgw, or=20
.tmw format) with an accompanying visible photo and=20
explanation. If your image is used, you receive a gift =
as=20
well.
Last Month's Brainteaser =
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Last month's teaser =
was, of=20
course, the Gateway to the West, the St. Louis =
Arch.
We=20
had 315 correct guesses out of 321 responses last =
month, our=20
readers know their arches! Congratulations to our =
winner,=20
Anthony Vicknair, and to our thermogram contributor,=20
Christopher Troutt. They both receive the ITC low e =
coffee=20
mug.=20
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