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January=20 2007

Your intelligence = brief on infrared=20 thermography =

Volume 8, Issue = 1

In This=20 Issue:=20

Welcome

Cream in my Coffee? Exploring Newton's Law of = Cooling with=20 Thermography

Meet the Staff - Tom Coffey

IR News you can Use

ITC Message Board Posts

Brainteaser of the Month

Last Month's Brainteaser

Past Issues

Course Calendars

About the ITC

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

Happy New Year to you. We are having a = most unusual=20 winter season in the northeast United States, unusually mild = temperatures=20 have kept the snow and ice away; is it El Nino, global warming, = lots of=20 thermographers running around looking for "hot stuff"? I don't = know, but I=20 do know something about coffee temperatures, read on.

A few days ago I sent a BrainteasIR = challenge to you=20 and you have responded to the poll in record numbers. At last = count we had=20 about 900 votes! What is interesting is that we have very divided = opinions=20 on when to put in the cream to have the hottest cup of coffee = after 15=20 minutes. 43% of you thought the cream should be added immediately, = 38%=20 said add it after 12 minutes, and 20% thought it wouldn't make a=20 difference. Go to "Cream in my Coffee" to learn the=20 answer.

ITC wants to welcome a new staff member, = Tom Coffey to=20 our instructor ranks. You can learn about Tom's background at = "Meet the=20 Staff".

Online language translation = of this=20 newsletter is available by going to the web page = version of=20 this newsletter. Use the box at lower left, select your language = and click=20 GO. You will have the entire page translated into the language of = your=20 choice.

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

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

Warm regards,

Gary Orlove,
Editor and=20 Publisher

Cream in my=20 Coffee? Exploring Newton's Law of Cooling with=20 Thermography

by Raphael=20 Danjoux, ITC=20 = Eurasia = = and Bob Berry, Thermal Vision

Suppose you are served hot coffee = in a=20 restaurant. You wish to drink the coffee about 15 minutes after it = is=20 brought from the coffee pot. You like to add cream to your coffee, = but you=20 still want the coffee to be as hot as possible after those fifteen = minutes. Therefore, should you add the cream when the waitress = brings the=20 coffee or after about 12 minutes?

Newton=92s = law of=20 cooling, which states that the rate at which a substance cools off = depends=20 on the instantaneous temperature difference between the substance = and the=20 surroundings, and an infrared camera can help you find the = solution!

Click = here for the=20 solution!

Meet the Staff=20 - Tom Coffey

Tom Coffey - ITC=20 Instructor

Tom holds a BS in Zoology with = Chemistry and=20 Literature minors from the University of Tennessee. He has = extensive=20 experience on the imaging side of Infrared in airborne law = enforcement and=20 firefighting applications. He managed development of a handheld = infrared=20 imager for the fire service in conjunction with FLIR Systems, Inc = while=20 working with a major fire service manufacturing company. Tom also = brings=20 industrial roofing and building envelope knowledge to ITC from his = 20=20 years of experience as a project manager for major industrial = construction=20 companies.

Look for Tom at = GasFindIR=20 and Level I courses in = 2007.

IR News you can=20 Use

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

The value of predictive analytics: A = sampling of=20 power gen catches
Reliable Plant Magazine, OK - = Jan=20 3, 2007
Applied =93state-of-the-art=94 condition = monitoring=20 programs, eg vibration monitoring, thermography, etc. =95 = Utilized=20 =93trending=94 programs consistent with ...
Tube=92s weapon against cold
East=20 London and West Essex Guardian Series, UK - = Dec=20 29, 2006
Metronet performance manager Matt Barr said: = "By=20 switching on every single heater and then checking with the = thermal=20 imaging camera from the air that they ...
FLIR Systems launches two new = infrared=20 cameras
Security=20 Park, UK - Dec 18, = 2006
Thermal=20 imaging enhances the ability to gather intelligence so that = users=20 can make informed judgement rather than simply be reactive and = force=20 them to make ...
Cassini's infrared camera sees tall mountains on = Saturn's=20 moon Titan
PhysOrg.com, VA - Dec 12, = 2006
... with layers of organic material and = blanketed=20 by clouds -- have been imaged on Saturn's moon Titan by the = infrared=20 camera on NASA's Cassini spacecraft. = ...
Signature colors of heat draw teen to = science
Press-Enterprise = (subscription), CA -=20 Dec 11, 2006
Shay Edwards, a sophomore at Norco = High=20 School, uses a thermal imager on his mother, Karen, whose = heat=20 signature is displayed. ...
Outer=20 edge of the universe encounters space-time curvature and the=20 ...
India = Daily, NJ -=20 Dec 5, 2006
A sensitive new infrared = camera has=20 detected at least 10 objects glowing faintly at a distance of 12 = billion=20 light-years - about 70 billion trillion miles=20 = ...

ITC Message Board = Posts=20

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

Medical Thermography Training
ACADEMY=20 of MEDICAL INFRARED TRAINING
03/22-23/2007 Musculoskeletal = Module:=20 16 hours $1,800 for the first attendee and $900 for each = additional=20 attendee. Maximum 10 people
03/24-25/2007 Breast Module: 16 = Hours=20 $1,800 for the first attendee and $900 for each additional = attendee.=20 Maximum 10 people...
33= rd=20 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Thermology and the=20 International College of Medical Thermology
The American Academy of = Thermology and the=20 International College of Medical Thermology present their 33rd = Annual=20 Meeting on the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine = campus=20 in Auburn, Alabama, USA, June 7-9, 2007. Current research on and = science=20 of infrared thermography will be covered.
(PPE) for Electrical inspections?
Other than the standard ppe safety glasses what = should I be=20 using when doing MCC/local disconnect inspections that are under = load/live 480v range? I am still trying to prove the potential = danger of=20 arc flash during my inspections to my co-workers. is there any = video or=20 something to prove the danger?
Lo= cating=20 Septic Tank
I have a client whom I am trying to help = locate his=20 septic tank. After visiting the property twice, I realized that = I must=20 wait for a relatively cool day/evening with little or no wind... = Does=20 anyone have any experience with this in particular or scanning = the earth=20 in general?
Wh= ere=20 to begin.......
I am new to the thermography industry. = The=20 company I work for has purchased an EX320 camera. I have taken = the Level=20 1 course and am ready to step into the thermography world. We = are going=20 to start doing infrared home inspections at first, eventually = going into=20 industrial applications....
NE= W=20 THERMOGRAPHER--NEEDING MARKETING IDEAS
WOULD LIKE TO READ = ABOUT=20 OTHERS MARKETING IDEAS THAT HAVE AND HAVE NOT WORKED...
FL= IR=20 Systems to HOST revolutionary greenhouse and V.O.C. Gas = detection=20 CONFERENCE JANUARY 2007
FLIR Systems=92 first annual = PetroTherm=20 Conference which will be held on January 23-24, 2007 in Houston, = Texas.=20 This must-attend, FREE event for professionals in the = petrochemical and=20 oil and gas industry will feature in-depth presentations on how = gas=20 detection is used in real-world applications, provide expert = insight=20 into optical imaging for gas detection, overview FLIR=92s new = ThermaCAM=AE=20 GasFindIR, and much more!

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. What is this? Readers who email us the correct = identification=20 are entered into a drawing to win a prize from = ITC.

Please put "Brainteaser" as the = subject=20 of 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.

=20 Last Month's Brainteaser

<= IMG=20 hspace=3D3=20 = src=3D"http://itcnewsletter.com/2007/2007-01_images/brain_2006-12_small.J= PG"=20 align=3Dright vspace=3D3 border=3D1=20 xthumbnail-orig-image=3D"2006-12_images/brain_2006-12.JPG">We = received=20 241 responses for last month's brainteaser and 72% of you got it = right.=20 Our winner this month is Reynhard Heymans with Infra Red = Inspection=20 Services in South Africa.

Here is the = explanation of=20 the thermogram from our contributor Rory Paul with Phosphor = Technologies=20 (coincidentally also in South Africa)!:

"It is a close-up of a = keyboard and=20 mouse pointer."

Reynhard and Rory = both=20 receive ITC low emissivity coffee mugs (ITC has to ship these mugs = a LONG=20 way this month).

Past = Issues =20

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

All past issues from February 2000 through December 2005, = click here.

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Course = Calendars =20

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

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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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