ITC InfraMation - April 2009

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April 2009

Your intelligence = brief on infrared=20 thermography =

Volume 10 Issue = 4

In This=20 Issue:=20

Welcome

ITC Announces: PsychIR =96 Psychic Infrared=20 Services

Video of the Month

IR News you can Use

ITC Message Board Posts

Brainteaser of the Month

Last Month's Brainteaser

Course Calendars

About the ITC

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InfraMation=20 2009

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Today is the last=20 day to get into the program!

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Register by April 30, 2009, and receive 4 = FREE hotel=20 nights!

Hello {{user("firstname")}},

Its the April issue and continuing a tradition = spanning 10=20 years, we report the news on the latest IR = developments.

This time, instead of a new piece of IR hardware, = we offer=20 for your consideration the ultimate IR scanning service. = We all know in this economic climate, that = travel is=20 often one of the first budget items to be cut, so ITC has = developed a=20 solution to the dilemma. Read about our PsychIR services = below.

As usual we have our Message board posts, = News items, Videos, and = our monthly=20 Brainteaser for you to=20 solve.

As with all images in this = newsletter,=20 click an image to see a larger version.

We'll see you again next month,

Gary Orlove,
Editor and=20 Publisher

ITC = Announces: PsychIR =96=20 Psychic Infrared Services =20

Bad=20 Karma in your facility? Motors with excess electrical aura? We = have the=20 answer and the best news is =96 it is easy and affordable! =

The traditional CM (Condition Monitoring) program = involves=20 significant expense =96 people, resources and technology and = things still=20 fail. So what is the purpose? We are now offering CM (Clairvoyant=20 Monitoring) to improve the operation at all of your facilities and = we do=20 so without travel costs, business interruption, infrared windows = or PPE.=20 This service meets all international arc flash safety standards as = we=20 never leave our offices (located on Charlatan Island in the = Pacific=20 Ocean)!

Here=92s how it works: generate a Purchase Order to = us and send=20 us your equipment inspection list. Our Psychics will create an=20 astrological chart to determine the best time for remote viewing=20 (inspection). Our Level III Metaphysical Mystics will remotely = inspect=20 each of the components on your inspection list. The results will = be used=20 to create a report which includes both visual and infrared = pictures, which=20 will be promptly sent to you (along with the invoice).

You might be wondering =96 does this work? Yes and = here is our=20 proof. The thermogram on the left was taken with a P-65. The one = on the=20 right was generated by our quantum metaphysicists. Can you tell = the=20 difference?

Is there a guarantee? Yes! If you are unsatisfied = with our=20 services we guarantee double your problems back! We have a side = business=20 of telekinesis and can loosen a screw or two remotely or ungrease = a=20 coupling (and we will if you don=92t pay the invoice).

So sign up now before unwanted pyrokinesis invades = your=20 facility.
Just call (011) 1 555 IRFRAUD=20 today!

Video of the=20 Month

This video shows = the effects of=20 improperly oriented air diffusers in an HVAC system. Note the = dramatic=20 difference in the thermal image after realigning the louvers. If = you can't=20 see this video, click here.

IR News you can=20 Use

Straight from the World Wide = Web, here is=20 what's going on in the world of infrared thermography.

condition=20 monitoring

Seeing =91Infra'=20 Red Hi-tech Solutions to Maintenance Problems
FedSmith.com - ‎Mar 18, = 2009‎
Van Hoover won an=20 infrared camera for his worksite and every participant received = a laptop=20 for their respective worksites. Other contestants: Duluth, MN,=20 ...

science

Telltale heat
innovations report - ‎Mar 25, = 2009‎
"Infrared=20 thermography is well suited to this task, as it is fast, = relatively=20 cheap and doesn't cause any damage," explains WKI project = manager Dr.=20 Hiltrud ...
Airborne=20 whale-cam hot on the minke trail
Sydney Morning Herald - ‎Mar 22, = 2009‎
AN=20 INFRARED camera has shone light on one of the most divisive = arguments of=20 whale research - how many minkes are there in the Antarctic?=20 ...

Energy/Building=20 science

Urban heat Cities sizzle as more people move = in
Science News - ‎Mar 27, = 2009‎
In April 2008, he=20 and his colleagues used portable weather stations and thermal = imaging=20 cameras to carry out a round-the-clock study in downtown=20 Phoenix
West Virginia Rockefeller inspects weatherization work=20
Hagerstown Morning Herald - ‎Mar = 20, 2009‎
Thermal=20 imaging infrared cameras show how much insulation, or lack of = it, there=20 is in a building. Another monitoring device tells if the heating = system=20 ...
Buckingham Palace tops list of 'dirty dozen' London = buildings=20 that ...
Daily Mail - ‎Mar 12, = 2009‎
Thermal imaging=20 technology, used to identify and measure energy waste, showed = heat=20 pouring through the closed curtained windows of the historic = treasure,=20 = ...

ITC Message Board=20 Posts

Here is a = selection of=20 recent new threads by IR Community members. Feel free to click the = links,=20 see the responses, and post your own response if you = like.

Some opinions on contactors = please
I have attached an image of a fan colis = contactor=20 that I have recently taken, as you can see some areas are = reaching a=20 tmep of over 65.c. I have apoken to the Manufacturer (Lovata) = and they=20 ahve said that a temp of upto 70 is fine. What would you advise = that I=20 do?
Re= flected=20 apparent temperatures
When setting your rat for indoor = use where=20 there are no reflected sources do you utilize the room = temperature for=20 rat or leave the space for rat at zero being there is no delta t = in this=20 application?
Tr= ansformer=20 Unusual IR profile
The following IR image was taken of a = high voltage=20 transformer. We believe there is internal failure/arching = creating the=20 image. The temperature varies with the load applied. But the = customer=20 believes this is a normal IR images. I would like any comments = dealing=20 with this image.
In= sulated=20 Glass Evaluation
This is the first real good bull's-eye = pattern I've=20 come across in a defective insulated window. Actually this = window was=20 the newest window in the house and 90% of the other Windows had = turned=20 almost completely white between the glass and they did not show = this=20 pattern. I have frequently checked windows that I knew were bad = but I=20 have not come across anything like this yet. This one came by = surprise=20 as I was walking around just adjusting my camera. I saw the = window=20 through a pass through into the kitchen and it caught my eye. = Does=20 anyone know the exact criteria needed for this anomaly to occur? = It was=20 about 37=B0 outside and there was an HVAC ducts below the = window. About=20 71=B0 indoor air temperature (Don't pay attention to the scale, = emissivity=20 was not adjusted, this is what happens when you don't do that by = the=20 way). There was a small amount of condensation in the upper = right corner=20 of the window that I later found. I have read that conditions = for this=20 anomaly can be difficult sometimes, but I don't have any more=20 information than that.

And of course if YOU have a question or want = to start=20 a discussion on a topic, we would love to hear from you. Just post = a new=20 thread on a mes= sage=20 board.

Brainteaser of the Month =20

Here is = this month's=20 brainteaser. Readers who email us a correct explanation are = entered into a=20 drawing to win a prize. Please put "Brainteaser" as the = subject of=20 the message. Here are the choices.

a. = Jessica=20 Simpson
b. Paris Hilton
c. Boris the camel

Click=20 here to email your guess

Do you have an interesting image = that you think=20 would challenge other thermographers? If so please email me your image = (preferably=20 in native .img, .jpg, .tif, .tgw, or .tmw format) with an = accompanying=20 visible photo and explanation. If your image is used, you receive = a gift=20 as = well.

Last Month's=20 Brainteaser

Last= =20 month's brainteaser is a picture of a boiler tube leak as viewed = during a=20 hydrostatic pressure test.

"The leak is = located=20 high up on the furnace wall and was to be repaired from the back = side=20 using a window weld. To pinpoint the leak from the back side I had = a=20 welder heat the tubes with a torch while I guided him to the leak = using=20 the infrared camera and a radio. The row of warm spots directly to = the=20 left and above the leak traces the path of the torch. Sorry I = don=92t have a=20 visual picture since the furnace was pitch black." - = Rex=20 Featherston, Arizona Public Service Company.

Two guesses got = it right=20 out of the 51 guesses I received, so we are awarding 3 prizes this = month.=20 Congratulations to our winners Loren Smith and = Kelly Boyles,=20 and to our thermogram contributor, Rex Featherston.=20 They all win the revered ITC low e coffee=20 mug.

Course Calendars =

Click the = links below to see=20 our latest course schedules (in local language).

Americas

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United=20 = Kingdom

About = the=20 Infrared Training Center =20

The Infrared Training Center offers training and = certification in=20 all aspects of infrared thermography use. Our world-class training = headquarters are located near Boston, Massachusetts, USA and = Stockholm,=20 Sweden and have the world's most extensive hands on laboratories = for=20 infrared applications. In addition, we have training centers = around the=20 world. Please join us in exploring the fascinating world of the = infrared!=20

Your comments and suggestions about this newsletter are = welcomed=20 and encouraged. If you have an interesting application or case = study to=20 share, we encourage you to submit it for publication. Published = articles earn credit towards IR = recertification.

Please e-mail Gary = Orlove or=20 send regular mail to the Americas office.

Visit our website:

ITC Americas, = BOSTON

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