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February=20 2004

Volume 5, Issue=20 2

In This=20 Issue:=20

Welcome

IR in the News

ITC Message Board Posts

In=20 Memoriam
A Colleague Lost

Infrared Thermography in France

Brainteaser of the Month

Last Month's Brainteaser

Past Issues

Upcoming Classes

About the ITC

Hello=20 {{user("firstname")}},

Welcome to the=20 second issue of 2004; its a big one so be patient and scroll = all=20 the way down!

Our bulletin=20 boards have been smokin this last month. Thanks to all of you IR = Community=20 members who have been posting and replying. We opened our first = Spanis= h=20 only message board last week and already have over 20 posts. = continue to=20 be busy. Check out a selection of the latest posts.

This month we=20 have an article from Raphael Danjoux from ITC France on = some=20 interesting applications in that country.

On a sad note,=20 one of our former instructors, Bo=20 Wallin, passed away last month. I first met Bo in 1981, he = always=20 wanted to take me to the New York Metropolitan Opera, one of his = loves,=20 but we never did; I went to Inframetrics and we parted ways until = FLIR=20 Systems brought us together again many years later. We shall all = miss=20 him.

Can=20 you cut the fat with our latest Brainteaser? Check it out and let = me know=20 what you think at Brainteaser of the Month.

If you want to=20 save this newsletter for viewing off line in your computer, just = go to the=20 web page using=20 your browser and select File....Save As or save this email = page as html in=20 your email software.

See you next=20 month,

Gary=20 Orlove,
Editor and = Publisher

IR in the=20 News [top]

Evidence of ice water found on=20 Mars
Fort = Frances=20 Times, Canada - Jan 31, 2004
... = European scientists said they analyzed vapours of water = molecules=20 themselves, using
an infrared camera aboard the = Mars=20 Express orbiter circling over the planet ...
Watching for a big blowup: Satellite proves worth with = detailed=20 ...
Pittsburgh Post=20 Gazette, PA - Jan 25, 2004
... = That is=20 changing, LaBrecque said, and there is interest in flying = additional=20 thermal
imaging sensors. A view of the = Bezymianny=20 volcano from ground level. ...
Planetary Nebula in Glowing=20 Detail
Universe = Today - Jan 19, 2004
Astronomers testing a = new=20 near-infrared camera on southern Arizona's=20 6.5-meter
(21-foot) MMTO telescope have produced a sharp, = detailed=20 image of an aged ...
CHA Uses Chopper, Thermography = To Look For=20 Hot Water Leaks
WBBM, IL - Jan 19, = 2004
(Chicago)=20 -- Cabrini-Green residents should not be alarmed by a=20 low-flying
helicopter, scheduled to hover above their homes = late=20 Monday morning. ...
Northrop Grumman Delivers Composite = Fuel Tank=20 Half to NASA
Space=20 Ref - Jan 13, 2004
... Northrop = Grumman will=20 use two types of non-destructive evaluation techniques to = examine
the=20 workmanship of the half-tank: thermography and laser=20 shearography. ...
Powering the Super = Bowl
KHOU, United=20 States - Jan 12, 2004
... lines = themselves.=20 And, they don't just eyeball it themselves. Gonzales
uses an=20 infrared camera with an electric eye. He aims it=20 ... =

ITC=20 Message Board Posts [top]

Our message boards = have been busy=20 this month. Here is a selection of recent posts by IR Community = members.=20 Feel free to click the links, see how people have responded, and = post your=20 own response if you like.

The= rmography=20 in Fired Heaters
When gathering data to calculate = emissivity for=20 tubes in fired heaters should we try to gain the flame = temperature as=20 this is likely to be the highest reflected temperature seen on = the=20 heater tubes. This is going to be significantly higher than the=20 surrounding refractory temperature.
Aci= d=20 Plant Piping
Please send us information about how to = apply=20 thermography to measure wearing out or thinning on Acid Plant = piping=20 (material saramet or ductile iron), if is possible please = include=20 information about same matter on Storage, Dry and Absorption = tanks.=20
Fur= naces=20 and boiler inspection
I need information about = inspections with=20 flames between the wanted surface. I have an Agema 550 elite = option.=20
Emi= ssivity=20 Values for Exploding or Burning Ordnance
I have an = unusual and=20 somewhat complicated task to measure surface temperatures of = exploding=20 and/or burning ordnance items that are located within a shrapnel = containment field. I have already worked out the design, = approach and=20 logistics I will use to record these data for further post = analysis=20 using the FLIR 2001 Researcher software. I will be using an = SC500 camera=20 calibrated out to the extended temp range 350-1500 C. Were I am = stuck is=20 deciding on a solid technique to measure the emissivity of these = exploding ordnance flashes and long burns from the test items. I = used=20 both aluminum foil and black electrical tape targets, having a = known=20 emissivity, in the target area to measure the background Tamb = and to=20 determine emissivity of objects within the field of view of the = camera,=20 the same area near the exploding ordnance. I need some help in=20 determining the correct emissivity for the exploding and/or = burning=20 ordnance. I do have a list of materials that make up these = ordnance to=20 include the burning materials inside the ordnance. Any help from = any of=20 my colleagues out there doing similar high temperature work to = calculate=20 or measure unknown emissivity from specific or unknown materials = would=20 be helpful. appreciated.
Abs= olute=20 Temperature of Metal Caps RESPONSES = NEEDED
Are there any known examples of FLIR = equipment=20 being used in a high-speed production line where absolute T = readings=20 must be taken to confirm sealing on multiple 1" diameter = unfinished=20 stamped steel caps moving on a conveyer? T is about 100C to = 200C.=20
Nee= d=20 help with High Voltage
I am fairly new to the IR industry = and I=20 am very comfortable with doing scans on commercial and = industrial=20 electrical installations. My company is starting to get = inquiries about=20 doing scans on High Voltage distribution systems and lines. High = Voltage=20 equipment and terminology are new to me, so I am hoping that = someone can=20 point me in the right direction. If anyone knows of good = reference=20 materials or has a good system in place for High Voltage, I = would really=20 appreciate some help.
Bat= =20 dung between exterior and interior wall
Situation: Bat = have=20 previously entered a building and have alleged to have left = large=20 amounts of bat dung between the exterior split face block wall = and the=20 interior cinder block wall. They entered thru the eaves areas = due to=20 alleged improper construction. The bat situation has been = abated, but=20 alleged large amounts of bat dung remain between the two walls.=20

Problem: Determining where the bat dung is between the = walls by=20 some sort of a testing method or with infra red photography. = Since the=20 bats have been alleged to be gone, infrared may not be=20 applicable......any ideas.....appreciate your help.......thanks=20
Sca= nning=20 of corrosion under insulation
Has anyone try an = application of=20 the above?
Byp= ass=20 valve
Have anybody done some scan on bypass valve in a=20 petrochemical environment? I have tried with E2 and the valve is = without=20 any insulation. I also tried with level and span but the result = is not=20 very encouraging. Please help tx
Gui= deline=20 for infrared building envelope inspection
I'm doing an = infrared=20 inspection for the building envelopes. However, I'm getting = confused=20 regarding finding problems. How many degree of temperature = differences=20 indicates a problem? Are there any standards to follow? =
IR = Thermography on Plastic Boat Composite
Have anyone = experience=20 with application on plastic sandwich construction?
The = problem is=20 follow: Our customer has a boat made with a plastic sandwich=20 construction. And the assurance company will check the area = after repair=20 job for status.
Has anyone any remarks note with use of = thermography=20 on this problem/questions. And will thermography find any=20 wetness/weakening area?
Please answer step by step any = method=20 process on this application.
A40= =20 IR camera
I am a researcher working on face recognition = by using=20 thermogram. For my understanding, the thermal pattern of a face = should=20 be the same no matter how the environmental conditions change. I = wonder=20 whether the A40 is suitable in this application, or could you = please=20 give your recommendation.
IR = application for jet engine flume
I have seen some IR = images of=20 jet engines and the story ends there. Does anybody have IR = application=20 examples for jet engine exhaust? Is the LW camera good enough = for this=20 application? Thanks.
The= rmography=20 in fired heaters
When we are doing thermography in fired = heaters,=20 we are setting the back ground temperature by taking the wall=20 temperature at e=3D1 & the box temperature in average mode = and we are=20 putting it as Tamb or Tref as per recent news. But reflection = also may=20 come from the flame itself besides refractory wall, which we are = not=20 taking into consideration. So what will happen to the accuracy = of the=20 reading?

In my opinion, why we cannot set the maximum=20 temperature (which is due to flame) observed in the radiation = zone as=20 Tamb, because that is also going to be reflected to your camera = when you=20 are taking the reading of tube skin temperature. If any body can = help in=20 this regard?
T=20 Reflected and T Ambient
These terms are tossed around = constantly=20 and I'm now doubting myself... T ambient I take to be the room = or=20 surrounding air temperature and T reflected is the amount of = infrared=20 radiation reflected to the camera lens from heat producing = objects in=20 the viewing area. If you take a piece of dull cardboard and glue = aluminum foil on one side, you should be able to read T ambient = from the=20 cardboard side and T reflected from the foil side. Both = measurements=20 being taken with emissivity set at 1. Is this correct or have I = confused=20 the issue?
Old= er=20 home inspections impacting insurance rates
A recent = letter sent=20 from my insurance company claims an increase in rates will be = forth=20 coming unless I prove I have replaced major plumbing, = appliances, and=20 electrical wiring since the home is approaching 40 years old. = Are there=20 any insurance companies who will accept a thermal image of = breaker=20 panels and outlets as proof that my current wiring is problem = free?=20
Equ= ine=20 Thermal Training Seminar March 2004
Equine thermography = is one of=20 the most innovative new non-invasive diagnostic techniques that = can help=20 you detect, confirm and document a problem BEFORE the onset of a = more=20 serious injury. Before thermography, veterinarians could only = locate a=20 problem with observation or palpation but with equine = thermography, an=20 abnormality - now called a thermographic or infrared abnormality = - can=20 show tissue that's stressed BEFORE the affected tissue becomes = damaged.=20

Join us at Vetel Diagnostics in San Luis Obispo, = California for=20 an informative 3 day seminar on Veterinary Thermal Imaging, = March 5-7,=20 2004 at the Sands Motel and Conference Center. 1930 Monterey St. = San=20 Luis Obispo, CA. 93401, 1-800-441-4657, 805-544-0500. =

Our=20 speakers will be Tracy Turner, DVM, Jim Waldsmith, DVM, and Mike = Walsh,=20 DVM.

The tuition is $350.00 per participant and CE = credits are=20 offered. You can find a complete course outline at http://w= ww.veteldiagnostics.com/Training%20Sessions.htm=20 .

Please contact Kelly Martin at Vetel Diagnostics for = any=20 additional information you require;
1-800-458-8890, = 805-781-7691 or=20 Veteldiagnostics@aol.com=20
Geo= logy=20 and IR?
I will be embarking on a project this summer in = search of=20 some archeological under ground tunnels. These tunnels or = caverns may be=20 up to 100' below the surface of the ground and possibly filled = with sea=20 water. Some may be much closer to the surface and air filled. I = was=20 wondering how effective IR scanning would be in detecting their = location=20 from a few low level passes from a light plane. I will be using = a FLIR=20 P20 camera with standard lens.

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

In=20 Memoriam - Bo Wallin, A Colleague=20 Lost [top]

By Lisa West Akerblom

Bo Wallin began his = work at AGA=20 Infrared Systems (later AGEMA) in 1981. He was hired as the = training=20 manager to develop the thermography education program within AGA = IRS - he=20 began by focusing on different application areas such as condition = monitoring, research and development, and medicine.

In = 1984, Bo=20 Wallin was named the R&D product manager, and was responsible = for the=20 introduction of the first thermoelectrically cooled infrared = camera, THV=20 870, together with the first data system that handled IR images in = real-time, CATS. In 1991, Bo Wallin as product manager, introduced = the THV=20 900 system. During the 90's, he traveled around the world in = support of=20 sales, and was a key contributor to the development of the = thermography=20 R&D market.

With the=20 merger between FLIR and AGEMA in 1997, Bo again took = responsibility for=20 customer training. Fluent in thirteen languages, Bo developed = training=20 materials and held courses in seven of those languages - Swedish, = English,=20 Russian, Spanish, German, Danish and French. He also produced = literature=20 within the field of thermography, among others a widely spread = publication=20 entitled "Thermography of Electrical Installations" released in = 1999.=20 Today, ITC continues to utilize Bo's documented knowledge and = expertise in=20 their worldwide R&D courses.

In = 2001, Bo=20 Wallin joined Ericsson Radio Access AB after twenty years of = employment=20 with FLIR Systems. We remember him as a dedicated husband and = father, a=20 talented classical musician, passionate about long-distance ice = skating,=20 sailing, and exploring all corners of the world - he was = especially=20 enchanted with the Far East.

We = wish him=20 peace after an extended illness of cancer, which ended on Monday, = January=20 26, 2004 at 6:00pm Swedish time.

On = behalf of=20 many of his colleagues and friends,
ITC=20 Eurasia

Infrared Thermography in = France [top]

by Raphael = Danjoux
ITC=20 France

Infrared thermography and the French = Navy
Reducing maintenance costs and optimizing the = operational=20 availability of a naval fleet!
This is a permanent = challenge for=20 the Service de Soutien de la Flotte de Toulon (SSFT), branch of = the French=20 Navy in charge of supporting the Mediterranean fleet. In order to = succeed,=20 a constant analysis of working methods, as well as keeping up with = technological innovations are necessary.

In the last few years, SSFT has been using, and = implementing=20 on-board, oil analysis and vibration monitoring. Considering the = excellent=20 results obtained with these predictive maintenance methods, SSFT = naturally=20 adopted infrared thermography.

The French Navy chose FLIR Systems equipments, = particularly the=20 ThermaCAM PM 695. After being trained by ITC France, a SSFT = specialist=20 went aboard on several ships deployed in the Indian Ocean for the = H=E9racl=E8s=20 operation, ordered after the September 11, 2001 attacks. More than = 3000=20 thermograms were taken and more than 60 reports edited. The = measurement=20 conditions were extremely severe: indoor air temperature largely = above 40=20 =B0C and high humidity. Infrared thermography allowed for = immediate=20 corrective actions, thus increasing the operational availability = of all=20 ships present.

Here is an example of an electrical problem on a gas = turbine=20 starter
(click each image to see a larger view).

The results after a month of measurements and analysis = was more=20 than positive. The global return on investment was already = attained, and=20 the acquisition cost of one camera paid for itself! One must add = to the=20 benefit the time gain on standard inspection of electrical = cabinets=20 (tightening, crimping, etc). A standard combat ship has got = hundreds of=20 them!

After six months of intensive use, the ThermaCAMs have = proven their=20 endurance and quality of engineering. In the coming months, the = French=20 Navy intends to invest in smaller size cameras, like those of the = E=20 series, to equip the route-men of on-board maintenance, = particularly for=20 the fleet of the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier.

Several SSFT personnel then received a supplementary = training. With=20 an increasing level of expertise, infrared thermography is part of = the=20 maintenance policy of the French navy.

Thanks to ThermaCAM PM695 and E series, as well as its = trained=20 staff, the French Navy is perfectly armed to perpetuate predictive = maintenance on-board.

Landing craft =AB Sabre =BB
Picture and thermogram = composed with=20 Image Builder
(click the images to get a larger = one)

Champagne producing company Mo=EBt &=20 Chandon
Recently purchased a ThermaCAM E2

Although the camera=20 is primarily dedicated to electrical condition monitoring, the = research=20 & development lab had the idea to bring it to the vineyards, = and look=20 at grapes and leaves.

It=20 appears that, under the same measuring conditions, healthy leaves = and=20 others symptomatic of esca - a wood vine disease, yield different=20 thermograms.

Below is an example of some preliminary results (click = the images=20 to enlarge)

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Brainteaser of the Month =20 [top]

Here is this month's brainteaser. First = reader to=20 email me with the correct explanation of the thermogram receives a = gift=20 from ITC. Please put "Brainteaser" as the subject of the=20 message.

Click=20 here to email your guess

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

Last Month's = Brainteaser=20 [top]

Last = months=20 Brainteaser illustrates some basic thermoregulatory properties of = the Ear=20 of a Mature Elephant in the Toronto Zoo Elephant House. =

The thermograph taken with a FLIR = SC2000 camera=20 indicates the power of this tool to quantify differences in body=20 temperature in live animals. In this case, human contact for = routine=20 measures is difficult. The IR camera enables quantifiable = differences in=20 temperature even within the Elephant=92s ear. The thermogram shows = clearly=20 the blood supply to the ear. Results indicate that the temperature = gradient across the ear is close to 5 degrees. Thermograms such as = these=20 will enable more detailed behavior and physiology studies which = will=20 ultimately lead to more comfortable housing conditions for these = captive=20 animals as we better understand the mechanisms of heating and = cooling and=20 the animal=92s reaction to climatic changes.

Our = winner for=20 last month's Brainteaser is Glenn Tattersall from Brock University = in Ontario,=20 Canada. Thanks to Stephen Miller at the University of Guelph, also in Ontario, for supplying the=20 thermogram. They each receive a special low emissivity traveling coffee=20 mug.

Past Issues =20 [top]

Click the links = below to view=20 past issues of this newsletter:

All past issues from February 2000 through = December=20 2002

January=20 2004

December=20 2003

November=20 2003

October=20 2003

September=20 2003

August=20 2003

July=20 2003

June=20 2003

May=20 2003

April=20 2003

March=20 2003

February=20 2003

Upcoming Classes =20 [top]

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

Americas - Level I

Americas - Level II

Americas - Level III

Americas - E Series

Americas - Building Science

Americas - Electrical

Americas - Roof

Americas - R&D

Eurasia

Deutschland

France

Italia

United = Kingdom

About=20 the Infrared Training Center =20 [top]

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

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 = 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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