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Your intelligence = brief on infrared=20 thermography =

Volume 9, Issue = 1

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Welcome

Thermography of Refrigerated = Facilities

IR News you can Use

ITC Message Board Posts

Brainteaser of the Month

Last Month's Brainteaser

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The ITC want to wish you a healthy, prosperous, and = successful 2008.

To start the year off, we have a story on = inspecting=20 commercial refrigerated warehouses with infrared thermography. = These=20 buildings have a unique set of challenges for the thermographer. = Yeah I=20 know its cold in these buildings but look at the bright side, its = warmer=20 when you go outside!

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.

See you next month,

Gary Orlove,
Editor and=20 Publisher

Thermography of=20 Refrigerated Facilities

by Phillip=20 McMullan
Thermo-Scan Inspections
Carmel, Indiana =

The=20 use of non-destructive testing methods to examine the thermal = envelope of=20 low and medium temperature refrigerated facilities is the subject = of this=20 article. Commercial refrigeration is similar to the refrigeration = that=20 occurs in your household refrigerator. Simply, it is the process = of=20 removing heat from an area and transferring that heat to a place = where it=20 makes little or no difference.

Equally important = in the=20 refrigeration process are the mechanical refrigeration system = components=20 and the thermal envelope of the area being refrigerated. This area = defined=20 by the thermal envelope, often referred to as the refrigerated = box, is of=20 critical importance in low and medium temperature = applications.

Medium = temperature=20 refrigeration typically ranges from 28 degrees F to 40 degrees F = with most=20 operating at just above freezing, 32degrees F. A home = refrigerator's fresh=20 food compartment is a good example of medium temperature = refrigeration.=20 Low temperature refrigeration produces temperatures below = freezing.=20 Temperatures can range from just under 32 degrees F, such as in = making=20 ice, to low temperature food storage which generally starts at 0 = degrees F=20 to as low as =9620 degrees F. Frozen meats, vegetables, and dairy = products=20 are items preserved by low temperature refrigeration. Extra low=20 temperature facilities used to fast freeze will reach temperatures = of=20 =9650F.

The use of = non-destructive=20 infrared imaging of the refrigerated box provides an invaluable=20 dialogistic tool. The presence of any type of breach in the box = can create=20 havoc with the refrigeration system. As the system works to remove = latent=20 and sensible heat from the cooler, the uncontrolled addition of = ambient=20 air can cause a number of problems including additional energy=20 consumption, product loss and thermal envelope damage.

This story will = detail the=20 procedures of non-destructive infrared evaluation on two = commercial=20 refrigeration facilities and report the findings of these=20 inspections...

Click=20 here to read the entire=20 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.

science/technology

Keeping Cool on the = Ice
Ivanhoe Broadcast=20 News, FL - Jan 3, 2008
To = design the=20 new jersey, a thermal imaging camera maps out heat = patterns on=20 athletes. Researchers can then see where different types of = fabrics=20 would be...
Tactical Applications for Thermal=20 Imagers
Officer.com - Dec 26,=20 2007
That said, though, I do know a bit about = thermal=20 imaging and how it can benefit tactical teams. The = thermal=20 imager can bring advantages unobtainable with = ...
PathFindIR =96 Car Thermal=20 Imaging
The Future of=20 Things - Dec 21, 2007
Developed by = the US=20 Company FLIR Systems, PathFindIR is a compact thermal = imaging=20 camera for cars, designed to ensure safe driving even on the = darkest=20 ...
The Restless Atmosphere Of = Venus
Space=20 Daily, CA - Dec 4, = 2007
...=20 Italy, who used the Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging=20 Spectrometer (VIRTIS) instrument on Venus Express to discover = and study=20 the structure. ...

Medicine/veterinary

Infrared Camera Might=20 Predict, Prevent Complications in Patients = ...
Medgadget.com, CA - Dec = 27,=20 2007
Thanks to a newly developed supersensitive = infrared=20 camera from Argonne National Laboratory, early diagnosis and = possible prevention and/or treatment of = ...
Thermal imaging is=20 option to mammogram
Arizona Republic, AZ - = Dec 12,=20 2007
Answer: Thermal imaging, or = thermography,=20 is a diagnostic tool that can detect irregular patterns in the = breast=20 and other body tissues. It is a painless,=20 ...

Buildings/energy/infrastructure

A Threat So Big, Academics Try=20 Collaboration
New York = Times, United=20 States - Dec 26, 2007
Joby Carlson = of=20 Arizona State University showing how an infrared camera = is used=20 to detect surface temperatures. By CLAUDIA H. DEUTSCH It is a = basic=20 tenet of ...
Mansfield home now a model for energy = efficiency
Mansfield News=20 Journal, OH - Dec 11, 2007
An=20 infrared camera was used along with a blower door guided = air=20 leakage reduction test. The work, which included insulating the = attic,=20 took about five or ...

condition = monitoring

Private Yacht Services introduces new marine = thermal=20 imaging service
Superyacht=20 Times, Netherlands - Jan 2,=20 2008
Private Yacht Services LLC, a Michigan luxury = yacht=20 surveying and consulting company, is introducing an exclusive = new=20 thermal imaging service. ...
Keeping eye on rail tracks
this is=20 hampshire.net, UK - Dec 25, = 2007
It=20 uses equipment such as thermal imaging cameras to survey = the=20 tracks. David Pape, Network Rail Wessex route director, said: = "Despite=20 the fact that=20 ...

ITC Message Board = Posts=20

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.

Tree Health
I had a = request by a tree=20 specialist to scan a tree. I suggested that compressed air be = sprayed=20 inside the suspected dead areas after a sunny day. The air may = show=20 colder in the scan.
Any thoughts, as I don't think this will = work.=20
Pr= icing=20 in California
Hi I'm an Infrared Thermographer in Mass. I = have a=20 job to do in Beverly Hills, California. It's going to be a roof=20 inspection, and an electrical inspection. What do they charge = out there?=20 Any suggestions would be great.
Heat Loss - Feedback Appreciated
I would appreciate some feedback = on the=20 attached image as to the potential causes of the heat profile.=20
The image was taken at night (approx 23:00) with an = ambient=20 temperature of approximately 2degC and an internal temperature = of approx=20 22degC. There was no wind and there had been no rain for over 24 = hours=20 (although fairly heavy rain experienced for a number of days=20 previously).
The area in question is located at the = South=20 West corner of the building and there are a number of other = buildings in=20 close vicinity, with the same brick built structure.
= The=20 building is a ward in a hospital. The 2nd and 3rd storey windows = are=20 visible in this thermogram (I have another image showing the = ground=20 floor and will attach this later). The 3rd storey window is = open.=20
I want to build up my 'building survey' experience = and=20 certainly do not proclaim to be an expert in this field but = would like=20 to put some initial thoughts to the mercy of this forum: =
1)=20 Could this purely be a result of air leakage from the open = window=20 (unlikely since the only open window is on the 3rd floor). =
2)=20 Could this be water penetration from a potential guttering issue = at roof=20 level (The way the warm area spreads out as you move down the = building=20 gives this indication).
3) Is this some sort of = 'corner=20 effect' since the area is well protected from the elements by = adjacent=20 buildings.
* = sign before temperature on B2
What is the meaning of the = * sign=20 before a temp on the B2 camera? (there was a + sign also) It = showed up=20 at 134f but did not show up at 141f which was clearly over = scale.
I'= m=20 still new at this, but what is this?
I just took some quick shots of my house. = It's about=20 20 degrees f outside probably 65-70 inside. Is this picture = telling me=20 at the top of my window I have air exfiltration. Also is the = other pic=20 telling me I might not have an air barrier or moisture barrier = behind=20 the vinyl siding?
In= surance
I've=20 bought a B2 and attended Level I certification. Now I'm having = trouble=20 finding professional liability insurance, because of potential = mold=20 issues related to moisture surveys (roofing). Can anyone steer = me=20 towards any insurance company or agent that can help me find = some=20 coverage. I've already passed on one job that would have paid = $2,500.=20 Thanks for your help.
Gr= oup=20 image corrections and pallett changes to P65 JPEGS
Hello - I have large numbers of jpegs = from my P65=20 that need post capture editing and correction. I would like to = do group=20 changes in pallet and span but can not use the "saved format" of = reporter and InfraView for my report writing. They are needed to = be used=20 in the original jpeg format with out the border, etc. I have had = to=20 resort to editing each individually on the camera to obtain this = result=20 and am growing weary (as is my camera!) as image numbers grow to = hundred=20 for processing the desired and necessary results. Please=20 help.

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 identification or = explanation=20 are entered into a drawing to win a prize. Please put = "Brainteaser"=20 as the subject 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.

Last Month's=20 Brainteaser

Can = you spell=20 Zamboni? Yup, this is the ice surface at a hockey arena just after = the=20 Zamboni made a pass as it reconditioned the rink. Cool thermal = patterns=20 (look at the temperature span). We had 98 guesses and 21 correct=20 answers.

Congratulations = to Bryan=20 Worley, our winner this month, and to Gord Gonie from Edmonton, = Canada (of=20 course) for submitting the thermogram. They both get the ITC low e = coffee=20 mug.

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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.

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