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Volume 8, Issue = 7

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Welcome

Application Brief: It is Critical To Inspect New=20 Installations

IR News you can Use

ITC Message Board Posts

Brainteaser of the Month

Last Month's Brainteaser

Past Issues

Course Calendars

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Our article this month reminds us that new = equipment=20 can fail due to installation errors or manufacturing defects; so = it is=20 always important to inspect new or repaired equipment as = well.

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

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Have a good month,

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Editor and=20 Publisher

Application=20 Brief: It is Critical To Inspect New=20 Installations

by Devanand=20 Maharaj
Industrial Plant Services = Limited
Trinidad

Below are infrared images of a 480 = V Feeder=20 breaker on an NH3 Plant which had a severe overheating = problem.

The original problem

This breaker was = installed=20 on Friday (17/11/00) replacing one which was determined faulty = after it=20 had tripped during the previous night. After installation an = infrared=20 inspection was performed and the findings were severely overheated = insulation on Phases L2 and L3.

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The new problem after repair

The source of the = heat was=20 bad (lug) connections on the line side of the breaker.

Had this problem = gone=20 unnoticed there would have been flashover between phases causing a = blow-out and possibly a fire. This would not only have caused a = disruption=20 in power to the emergency board but also on the board housing this = breaker. This would have also resulted in a plant upset or even = shutdown.=20

The breaker has = since been=20 replaced and is being monitored.

Devanand=20 earns 8 certification renewal points for his application=20 brief.

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.

Medicine

Diagnostic Approach To Equine Muscle = Disorders
TheHorse.com, KY -=20 Jul 7, 2007
Valberg discussed using = thermography=20 to detect heat from inflammation, reminding veterinarians to = compare=20 both sides of the horse. ...
Research proves bats help control = insect=20 pests
North = Texas=20 e-News, TX - Jul 6, 2007
Using=20 thermal imaging cameras, researchers from Boston = University have=20 for the first time been able to accurately count the numbers of = bats=20 that emerge ...
Thermal Imaging Cameras Can = Detect=20 Arthritis
About - News=20 & Issues, NY - Jun 20,=20 2007
Thermal imaging cameras are a new = diagnostic tool=20 for arthritis. An accurate diagnosis is essential for proper = treatment=20 of arthritis. ...
Heat mapping used to detect breast=20 abnormalities
The News=20 Journal, DE - Jun 19, 2007
In=20 thermography, also known as digital infrared imaging, a=20 heat-sensitive digital camera detects abnormalities through = temperature=20 readings. ...

Buildings and=20 energy

Pembroke Pines receives $8 million = insurance=20 check to fix Wilma ...
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - = Jun 30,=20 2007
To do that for Park Place, he hired engineers and = used=20 thermal imaging to prove moisture damage, something the = original=20 insurance company wouldn't do. ...
Infrared Camera=20 Applications - How Many Do You Know
PR-GB.com (press = release), Bulgaria -=20 Jun 19, 2007
The infrared camera might as = well be=20 the next James Bond. Not only is it as suave and versatile, it = is also=20 as ingenious. It has a wide array of uses for = ...
Wolfe's images save = money
MLive.com, MI -=20 Jun 17, 2007
Out of Sight Thermal Imaging = in=20 Hanover offers a way to determine where heat or cooling is being = lost.=20 With the help of an infrared camera, Wolfe can also=20 ...

science and=20 technology

FLIR Thermal Imager validates = power=20 converter designs at SynQor
Ferret, Australia - Jul = 9,=20 2007
In 1997, SynQor purchased their first thermal=20 imaging system, a FLIR Systems ThermaCAM. "Through = IR, we=20 have learned how to optimize the design to make all=20 ...

Night vision with = FLIR
Sail=20 World, Australia - Jun 14, = 2007
The=20 thermal imaging camera company FLIR understands that few = people=20 like sailing at night. It=92s disorientating: familiar landmarks = and=20 lights can be hard to ...

Infrared thermography = revolutionises=20 hot-mix asphalt paving
SA = Instrumentation and=20 Control, South Africa - Jun 13, = 2007
In=20 1999 investigations were made using a thermal imager and = in-place=20 nuclear density testing. The primary objective of the study was = to=20 determine the ...

Condition=20 monitoring

FLIR=20 Systems ThermaCAM P-series infrared camera used to = maintain ...
Process = & Control=20 Today, UK - Jul 5, 2007
A FLIR = Systems=20 ThermaCAM P-series camera is used to inspect the numerous = pumping=20 stations in an affected district and played a key role in = keeping the=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 the responses, and post your own response if you=20 like.

Inspection of hydraulic equipment
Any one that have valuable = information from=20 IR inspections of hydraulic systems = ?
Compre= ssor=20 problem?
I have just done an = inspection on a freezer=20 plant of a friend of mine. He has three danfoss compressors all = the=20 same, I found one side of one of them to be a lot hotter than = the rest,=20 the hottest part is 86=B0C while the rest is about 60=B0C (see = photo) the=20 other two have all very similar temps. All around 50=B0C (see = photo).=20
What could be causing this and is it normal? Any help would = be=20 great.
Emissi= vity=20 Value Needed
Hi all, I need to know the emissivity value = of the=20 material used for support electric insulators in substations, = fuselinks,=20 etc. Is the value given in tables for glazed porcelain correct? =
Video = Capture
I have no experience with the video capture idea = and was=20 thinking of adding it to my service for equine or building work. = Does=20 anyone have any experience/opinion as to whether this works with = the Ex=20 320. I did see that Archos has a DVR device, and wonder what = special=20 equipment would be required.

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. Identify the city where this thermogram was = taken.=20 Readers who email us the correct identification are entered into a = drawing=20 to win a prize.

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

Last month's = brainteaser are=20 images of Barn Owls that have made a home (2 Story) in an old = abandoned=20 Oil Heater Vessel's Firebox. These were taken on a very foggy = morning in=20 Western Texas. We had 56 responses and 36 correct guesses. Thanks = to our=20 thermogram contributor Danny Sims from Chevron, and = congratulations to our=20 winner, Mark Medley.

They both get the = revered=20 ITC low emissivity coffee = mug.

Past = Issues =20

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

All past issues from February 2000 = through June=20 2006, click here.

June=20 2007

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December=20 2006

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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.

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