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February 2009

Your intelligence = brief on infrared=20 thermography =

Volume 10 Issue = 2

In This=20 Issue:=20

Welcome

Thermal Imaging in Heating Element=20 Development

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

Welcome to the February issue. It seems that using = IR imaging=20 for energy conservation and green initiatives is all the rage = these days,=20 judging form the number of articles I see on the web. Take a look = at the=20 IR News section for more information.

This month we have a story about how Ferro Techniek = BV uses=20 thermography in the development of heating elements used in water = boilers,=20 coffee machines and other household appliances.

As usual we have our Message board posts, = News items, and our = monthly 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

=20 Thermal Imaging in = Heating Element=20 Development

by=20 Peter=20 Smorscek,
FLIR Systems

= Enameling of art = objects has been=20 applied in many ancient civilizations. In the 19th century, the = ground and=20 finishing enamel process became applicable for industrial = applications.=20 Enameled metal is resistant against corrosion, high temperature, = acid and=20 alkali.

The company Ferro = Techniek=20 BV, based in Gaanderen, the Netherlands, specializes in vitreous = enameling=20 of pieces and components. Once only focused on pan supports and = burner=20 caps for kitchen stoves, which it still produces for kitchen = appliances=20 brands, the company has evolved into further innovative industrial = enamel=20 applications. Ferro Techniek now also produces enameled heat = exchanger=20 plates which desulphurize emissions of coal fired power plants. = These=20 enameled plates considerably extend the power plant heat = exchanger=92s=20 lifecycle as they are less prone to corrosion. And they contribute = to=20 reducing emissions: a distinct product advantage against a = background of a=20 stringent global environmental legislation.

The other = backbone of the=20 company is a new, more refi ned, yet highly successful = application: Ferro=20 Techniek develops and manufactures heater elements for small, = high-powered=20 applications: water boilers, coffee machines and other household=20 appliances which need fast and high temperature response...

Read = the=20 entire = article

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.

Medicine

<= FONT=20 size=3D1>Thermal Imaging May Help = Catch Breast=20 Cancer
WJZ, MD - Jan 20,=20 2009
When it comes to the early detection of breast = cancer,=20 some women are turning to a little-known form of technology = called=20 thermography....

science

Carlsbad's 8 million 'lost' bats likely never=20 existed
Science News - Jan 23,=20 2009
One of the first field biology groups to use=20 military-derived thermal imaging, Kunz=92s team attracted = the US=20 Park Service=92s interest by pointing out that=20 the...
Infrared camera sees oil = spills at=20 night
Optics.org, UK - Jan 23,=20 2009
Then make sure you sign up now to get FREE, = unrestricted=20 access to all our content, and to receive our FREE weekly = newswire. An=20 infrared sensor can now be...

Energy/Building=20 science

Weatherizing homes: The next big green = industry?
CNET News, CA - = Jan 28,=20 2009
A thermal imaging camera. That blue spot = in the=20 corner means there's a gap in the wall insulation. It's not the = sort of=20 thing that excites your typica...

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Infrared Cameras Give Spray Foam Contractors a Powerful = Building=20 ...
SprayFoam.com, NJ - Jan = 27,=20 2009
Thermal Imaging Can Help Insulators, = Roofers, and=20 Inspectors Find Problems and Failures without Destructive = Testing. Most=20 building inspections involve some...
Environmentally friendly
Helena Independent = Record, MT -=20 Jan 25, 2009
Images taken with an infrared = camera=20 showed just how much heat was escaping. The small band of = helpers=20 consisted of several Helena building=20 professionals...
= Councils hire specially modified heat-seeking vans to = photograph=20 ...
Telegraph.co.uk, United=20 Kingdom - Jan 22, 2009
By = Christopher Hope,=20 Whitehall Editor Photograph taken using a thermal imaging = camera=20 reveal large amounts of hot air escaping from the Houses of = Parliament=20 ...
Now council chiefs are sending heat detector vans down = your=20 street ...
Daily Mail, UK - = Jan 22,=20 2009
Council bosses are sending thermal imaging = vans=20 down streets to take photos of houses in a bid to capture = people's=20 energy use. File photo Although it=20 = denies...

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.

Chimney Inspections
Has = anyone ever=20 used their Infrared Camera to inspect a Brick Chimney?
Di= gital=20 Video Recording Devices??
Does anyone out there know a = good hand=20 held digital video recording device that can be used with the = BX320? I=20 am having trouble locating one..
Ro= of=20 Thermography
Our firm was contacted to perform an IR = diagnosis of=20 a roof on a residential building. The roof is composed of = concrete slab,=20 ceramic tiles and on top of that an asphalt membrane. We = performed a=20 walk through inspection and saw clear evidence of chronic water = ponding=20 (asphalt surface stained) and blistering of areas where the = tiles=20 underneath have cracked. Where we are (Panama) it is currently = hot and=20 dry and the climate will remain this way for the next 3-4 = months. We=20 were thinking of saturating the roof surface with spray rack for = a few=20 hours and then performing our IR analysis. The residents in the=20 penthouse apts (underneath the roof) suffer leaks during the = rainy=20 season. What would be the best method and times to perform the = spray=20 test and imaging? Any suggestions? Thanks,
Th= ermal=20 Imaging rates $$$
I saw the thread on hourly rates and = wages of a=20 Thermographer...but wondering what the companies charge the = clients as=20 an hourly rate or a daily rate. In the US or Canada. Residential = and/or=20 commercial.
Te= mp=20 Sensitivity Paint Or Temp Sensitive stickers
Can anyone = please=20 provide advice and where to get temperature sensitive paint or=20 stickers.

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.

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 an aerial shot of ducks in a pond.

We had only 3 = correct=20 guesses of the 114 guesses I received. Congratulations to our=20 winners Greg Stockton, Chris Cox, and Axel Dougan and to our = thermogram=20 contributor, Joe Cobb. They all win the=20 revered ITC low e coffee=20 mug.

Course Calendars =

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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.

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